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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
The Game

Played yesterday between the Jokers
and Browns was very exciting among
the players, but not so with the spec
tators, who were nearly roasted by
the sun. The features of the game
was the home run by Womble.
The batting on both sides was ter
rife, and errors too numerous to men
tinn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
Paln0tt0 Feb. BUggy Robes,

ventilatng COrse 81 90 and ST. The Celebrated
of
the market Write samples prices they
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
-JOSKE BROTHERS,
Keeping Abreast Of the Times.
stylish Spring coo Many novelty sutings
ked feature of our Dress purchases for
Spring and Summer SO

HENRIETTAS fine French manufacture the
Rich China
Peys Black Dress
goods. English grapes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20

Are You Going to Europe2
Finest steamers; lowest rates; apply
to Olsen d Son, 4l0 E. Houston st.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20

ED. FhOBOESE.
County Treasurer.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND
EXPENDITURES OF ED. FROBOESE, COUNTY
TREASURER, FROM FEBRUARY 1sT TO APRIL
BOTH, 1889.
FIRST CLASS.
To halancn 6 2hQhG5
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
For Sale or Rent.

The property corner of Austin and
Hays streets, consisting of a rock
boarding house of II rooms, with bar
attached. Also two frame houses, sta
BILE, etc. House we'll furnished. For
terms apply on the premises or at the
LIGHT office. 5-15-1m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20

Turkish and Vapor Baths,
At Zilian's, corner Commerce and
Alamo streets. 3-l7-tt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
S4,932 6j $4,932. 81

do hereby certify that the above state
ment of moneys received and disbursed by
me during the term ending April 3th, 1889, IS
correct ED. FROBOESE,
County Treasurer, BeXar County.
San Antonio May Sth, 1889.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20

ErcBear in mind that Frank ]. Bel
tel keeps builders hardware and lum-
Der, at the International and Great
Northern depot. 9-11-1y
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20

Ladies it will pay you to examine
A. Kahn's black lace fiounCings; they
beat the world.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
HOW He FOUND A FRIEND:

He stood with care stamped on his face
His mind was filled with gloom,
Gaunt want and he were on race;
He was looking at the moon.
He wondered if the man up there
Was hungry, tired, or sore;
If the people there as everywhere,
Would drive him from the door.
"What shall do, where can I stay?"
He moaned with inward pain; IN
"My meal last week has gone away
To meier come back again"
He went, though feeble as mouse
And found an Uncle kind,
That lived near by the Courthouse
Whar' was it,-are you blind?
UNCLE JESSE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
Everything New
In hats for spring.
3-23-tf PANCOAST & Son
Shirts in French

Shirts in French
Flannels, and all styles of white
goods, from one dollar up.
3-23-tf PANCOAST &,SON.
For Tall or Short Men
Clothing to suit them all.
3-23-tf PANCOAsT & Son.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20

Removal.
| have moved my tin shop from 80
West Commerce, corner of Presa
streets to 1O6 Navarro street, back of
Martins shoe store. A. BALDUS.
4-30-lmo
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20

May 10th, lSS9-Examined and approved.
c. l.. WURZBACH.
Attest: County Judge.
THAD. W. SMITH.
Co. Clerk, BeXar Co., Texas.
The Springdale news., 1889-07-12
llNE-MEN'S DANGERS.
Work That Requires Cool Head a Steady
 Nerve and Much Courage.

"A ine-man carries his life in his pocket, and it may slip through a very tiny hole," said an employe of the Brush Electric Light Company. "A cool head and a steady nerve with a smattering of electrical knowledge, are the prerequisites of a tirst-class line man. Unless a man be apt to judge and quick to remember he will be liable to serious blunders in his manip- ulation of the wires Where there are dozens of them attached to one pole it is necessary that he should be able readily to distinguish each from the others, and have no doubt as to whether it be quick or dead Contact with the earth through means of a conductor should be stunned like death itself Moisture in the atmosphere. or on the wire, or the pole greatly accentuates the danger that always prevails What is ordinarily d nOn-conductor becomes imbued with conducting properties when it is wet, and this is why many line-men dread to mount the poles after or during storm.
 If a man exercises due diligence and certain amount of what is termed 'gumption,' he may pursue his busi- ness for years without receiving any worse injury than burn or two. But even the coolest-headed man is liable to blunder occasionally. and there is no other department of life where a blunder of microscopic proportions ef fects such disastrous results. The contact of a dangling watch charm or little finger nail with the wrong wire at the wrong time may cost a man his life. So long, however, as he sits astride the cross-piece of a wooden telegraph pole and confines his atten- tion solely to a wire that has no com munication with the earth he is as safe as if he were in his mother $ arms. .n-Philadelphi Record.
The Springdale news., 1889-07-12

lady and Napoleon were closeted to- gether; nor did she once show her face outside the Hermitage. The boy, however, was allowed to climb about the rocks. Such an incident, so dra- matically contrived, hugely excited the spies in Elba, especially as their vic- tim had for a week or more been out of their way. They wrote to their respective chiefs, and had no doubt that this visitor was the Empress herself, Maria Louise of Aus tria. They argued, therefore, that great events were brewing. But they were wrong. The lady was a beauti- full Pole, the Countess Waleska, whom Napoleon had met for the first time at Warsaw in 1907, and the little boy was her son by the Emperor. It is said of her that she had given him gold ring inclosing a lock of her fair hair, and with the inscriptions: "When you cease to love me do not forget that love yon.n The devoted woman, hear ing that Maria Louisa was not with her husband in Elba, had travelled thither to offer him her own loving attentions. But out of regard for the Empress, whom he believed to be de- tained on the continent against her will, Napoleon would not let her stay with him. He probably had some af lection for this lady even in 1914, for when his orderly rejoined him on the night of her departure he found him seated by the chestnut tree with a sad expression on his face, as he learned with his cheek resting in his right hand. -Cornhill Magazine.
The Springdale news., 1889-07-12
THE COUNTESS WALESKA.
An Incident of Napo1eon's Sojourn on the
 Island of EIba.

Island of Elba.
 One day something happened to dis turb the calm routine of Napoleon's life on the mountain. The Emperor had again and again swept the horizon with his glass. It was apparent that he expected to see something which failed him. Suddenly he bade Ber notti, his orderly, speed down to Porto Ferraio, prepare four horse carriage and three saddle horses, take them to certain part of the shore near the capital, and follow the instructions of General Bertrand. The sun was al- ready about to set. The man did not, therefore, reach the place indicated until eleven o'clock at night. He was just in time A Genoese sloop ap- preached the island. Shortly afterward two ladies, little boy and Pol ish Colonel landed from it. Bertrand received them, and stood bareheaded under the moon while speaking to the ladies. Then one of the ladies and the boy stepped into the carriage, the other lady and the soldier mounted horses, and, accompanied by Bertrand, the whole party made for Marciana, the townlet at the foot of Capanna. They were half way when the Emperor, on his white horse and with several attendants, met them. It was pitch dark by this time. The Emperor at once joined the lady in the carriage and they continued their journey. At Marciana the lady and the little boy took horse, and the cavalcade began to climb the mountain. How they did it in the dark l, for one, can not con- ceive. It is at any time arduous enough. and not without it's mo- ments of peril. Some of the party were thrown, but no one was hurt. However, at three o'clock in the morning, the Hermitage, as it was called, was reached. Madam, behold my palace!n said Napoleon, un- covering, and indicating his tent This occurred in the night of the 1st of September. The visitors staid on Monte c apanna until the evening of the Sd. Then, at nine o'clock in the night, the return journey was begun with the same secresy, Napoleon de- scending the mountain with his guests as far as the seashore. During the in- tervening two days and nights the
The Springdale news., 1889-07-12
She Was fred of 1t.

"Mr. Smithers,' said his wife. "if 1 remember rightly you have often said that you disliked to see wom- an constantly getting herself into print. y
 Il do, said Smithers, positively.
 You conside ed it unwomanly and indelicate, 1 believe.'
 "Very.n
 And you don't see how any man could allow his wife to do any thing of the kind. y
 .Yes. think so now.'
 "Well, Mr. Smithers, in view of all the facts in the case 1 feel justified in asking you for new silk dress"
 "A new silk dress?'
 ''Yes; for the last eight years have had nothing better than eight cent calico, and 1 want something else Pm tired of getting into print. "- Merchant Traveller.
The Springdale news., 1889-07-12
A Large Tree.

Morgan County boasts of the largest beech tree in Georgia. It is situated on w. J. Van Wrinkles place, four miles below Madison, on the right side of the Georgia railroad, and is plainly visible from the train, but att tracts little attention from travellers from the fact that, owing to the i'm mense size, persons take it for granted that it is an entire grove. So large, in fact, is the tree, that it's dimensions sound almost incredible. It is twen- ty-one feet in circumference, and at twelve o'clock in the day it casts a shadow IA feet in diameter.
The Springdale news., 1889-07-12
london's S Ancient Wall.

Another portion of the old city wall by which London was surrounded has just been brought to light in the neighborhood of Ludgate Hill. It stands at the juncture of Little Bridge street, Pilgrim street and the Broad way very near another portion which was lad bare and taken down about live or six years since at the corner of Little Bridge street If not actually ot Roman construction, it is largely constructed of Roman materials. and 1t probably formed part of bastion or tower at an angle of the city wall. It Is about ten feet high and twelve feet in length. It's depth and thick ness will be seen when the adjoining wall is removed, as W ill shortly be the case. London Times.
The Springdale news., 1889-07-12
HOW A GIRL BUYS SHOES.

Miss Minnie to shoe store sped To buy pair of shoes: 1T take slim 'threes,' -" she smiling said, Although might wear twos.'o The shoe man eyed her stocknged feet Of size at least "fveE, And knew that she could never put IL in number three." And knowing, too, that he must please, He brought her "threeso and tried. By getting down on both his knees, To squeeze her foot inside. Miss Minnie doubled up her toes And pushed with might and main: Her face grew redder than a rose Her struggle was in vain. ''How stranger she gasped; "what ails the
 shoeg'
 The shoe man answered sweet: May show, Miss, four to you?- Warm weather swells the feet" He brought the "fours" and using strength He squeezed her feet inside. .It looks just horrid-see the length And breadth" mad Minnie cried And then she hobbled to the door And limped along the street. In agony because she wore Shoes smaller than her feet Though Minnie wears the shoes with pride, And shows them everywhere, Her poor, distorted feet must hide Whenever they are bare. For when it's time to go to bed And give her pedals ease, 1ngrowing nails, corns, bunions red And tangled toes she sees.
  Give us the girl who keeps her feet AS pretty as her hands, In shoes adapted for the street And not for Chinese lands.
 HI. c. Dodge, in N. Y World.
The Springdale news., 1889-07-12
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


 the chief of the press He edits four newspapers and has other duties. This notable journalistic luminary is named Mahmed Hassan Khan Fix baius-Saltane.
 The late William W. Harding, of Philadelphia. although less than fifty nine years old, had for thirtyfour years been publisher of the Philadel- phia Inquirer. He had also published 2,000, GOO copies of the Bible.
 Baron Alberto Franchetti, who composes opera, expends immense sums on their production. His work "Asraer' was rehea" "sed for a month previous to it's performance in Flor ence 700 people being engaged. The mise en scene was estimated as costing ESQ, 0O0
 -Pundita Ram abais scheme for or ganizing a Home for Child-widows. at Bombay, promises to become a large and successful undertaking. A large sum has already been guaranteed to start the institution and carry it on. The inmates are to be taught nursing and medicine, or to be trained as teach CTS
 A well-known Boston woman Of literary tastes recently said to Arlo Bates, as she brought to him a manu- scrip pt to read and criticise. There is probably nothing in the world except matrimonv, where those who are outso strenuously wish to get in, while those who are in would so gladly get out, as literature.
 It is a suggestive fact that in the efforts to provide reading maternal for the poorer classes the best is not whit too good Miss Ellen NJ. Coe. librarian of the New Y York Free Circu- lating Library, testifies in the Inde- pendent, that the poor people demand the best books they can obtain; they are eager 10 read standard works on any subject ia which they may De ins terested the reason being. l suppose, that such books have heretofore been beyond their reach.
 Mrs. Margaret Sangstcr's pen work began in her teens, with little collection Of religious poems and essays. which she prepared as q Christmas gift for her friends. The publisher to whom she offered it. and from whom she expected only that he might condescend to print it for her. paid heH liberalIy for it. and the charming surprise which the pretty and thoughtful Christmas token gave to those for whom it was designed, forms, its author now says. one Of the pleasantest episodes in he life.
 The Book Lover says that there is a right and wrong way to hold book. If 1t is small, support the back with the three middle fingers, keeping the pages open with the thumb and the little finger. The custom of mem- ber5 of a choir holding the hymn book open by pressing back to back. stamps a person as lacking in a sense of the proper fitness of things. To the true love, of learning every thing connected with a good book is sacred. He will not use it as a window support as a waiter on which to place a goblet of water or other liquid, or in any way that will mar it.
The Springdale news., 1889-07-12
HUMOROUS.

This discussion of the selection cf a National flower is still going on and whats the matter with the Pink of Politeness? Is it too rare?-Norrls- town Herald.
 Nudge - For Heavens sake, Boswoi'th, have you been sandbagged or in a railway accident?' Bosworth -"Neither. 1 hid under the bed the other night to scare my wife. '- Courier-J ournal.
 Miss Culture What do you think of Henry Georges single-taS idea?o Miss Gushington-''Well, 1 see no reason why he should not tax single men, but he shouldn't tax single women-it isn't our fault
 Visitor Cat dairy farm) Well, what kind of season have you had in the milk business?' Milkman-"Oh, poor, poor; haven had such drouth in twenty years. Why, there was actually one spell when we had to de- pend on the COWS to supply our cus- toners Epoch.
 -"You look tired out,o said his friend, anxiously. Yes, answered the young physician. you know I've been writing medical certificates for guests at a Rhode Island hotel-a thousand guests and sometimes three and four thousand sick wine permits a day-couldn' use a stamp, either. It's beastly hard work. '-N. Y. Her. aid.
 First Boomer-''Y ou fellows have no git up about you at all. Why don't you have photographs Of your town taken like We did? Are you ashamed of it?7 Rival Boomer Nav, that ain't the reason at all. l want you to understand, young fel lah, that our town don't stand still long enough to be photographed. - Terre Haute Express.
 Natures Grand Cathedral. Are you going to church to-day?' asked Mr. Orthodox of Mr. Freethink. sNo, . said Mr. Freethink, emphatically, T shall worship i'll the great cathedral of nature" Half an hour later Mr. Free think was seated at rickety deal table under a dusty tree, listening to the notes of wheezy orehestrion and drinking something that looked like beer,-Puck.
 First Exquisite-"B Bah love, ChoI- ly, you are looking all broke up. Whats up?'' Second Ditto-'I was walking down street just now with my choicest suit on, and a fellow insulted me grievously.h You don't mean it, old boy! What did he do?9 Why, the rascal stuck into my hand one of those beastly three-dolIar pants cireu- lars! My goodness I really thought l should sWoon.
 Il paid for this one, seventy five cents," said the wife, showing her husband her purchases. "One, seventy fve?o said her husband, examining the article. Then you have been swim dled. It is not worth more than one dollar and quarter. ;" You misun- derstood me, corrected his wife; T said seVenty-fye cents-not one, sev- enty-tive 'Seyenty-fye? Well, you ought to have got it for half dollar , IN. Y. Ledger
The National tribune., 1889-07-04
THE NATIoNAITRBUNE: WASHINGTON D. g. THURSDAY JULY

Mr. Greeley lays It almost entirely to politi-
cal causes He says: I" It had been proposed to
prominent Republicans the day before. o.. on
Monday, the iirst day of the ri0t-that IL they
would promise that the raft should be arrested
the riots should thereupon be stopped"
Losing goes farther. He says: "On the
evening of the 3d of July highly -incendiary
hand bill, calculated to incite to insurrection,
was circulated throughout the city, and it Is
believed that an organized outbreak on the 4th
had been planned, and would have been exe-
cnted had not the news of Lees defeat at Get
tysburg and Grants success Mt Vicksburg dis
mayed the leaders. - Lee failed and
the Nation was saved. The grand scheme of
counter. revolution In favor of peace and the
independence Of the Confederate States assumed
the lesser proportions of riot in New York
city and elsewhere.n
The Historian Draper says: "The New York
draft riot is correctly lyconsdered as an
oUTBREsK OF THE IRISH LAB0RING GLASSES
of that city. But it must be borne in mind
that there were many, very many, persons OF
Irish birth, and of different political parties,
who set their faces against these proceedings"
Pollard, in The Lost Cause" does not refer
to the draft riot, though quoting ]. M. Dan
iels's expression that the Confederates on the
nights of Gettysburg were within stones
throw of peace" He says: "The expression is
not extravagant when we first reflect what
would have been the moral effect of defeat in
Meade's army and Of uncovering Now York,
Philadelphia and Washington"
The editors of "Harper's History Of the
Great Rebellion say: " II is scarcely too much
TO declare that Gettysburg and Vicksburg pre-
vented revolution in the North.
1t is true they did not prevent an attempt at
revolution, but they deprived the opposition of
popular support. Thus il was that in
the month of July New York city became the
scene of the most disgraceful drama ever enact
ed in America"
The author of the "Volcano Undor the City"
says; IL is very probable that tho Richmond
Government had more method in its madness
than can now DO definitely asccrtaincd. 1t may
have bad clearer information concerning, for
instance, the purposes OF the New York mob
leaders than had the police or press of that
city. There were Confederate agents every
where, and there is room now for little more
than surmisc as to what might have followed
had Meades army been routed ut Gettysburg"
The Historian Hoadley, speaking of this idea
OF conspiracy, says: Whether this be so or not,
il is evident that the outbreak in New York
city on the 18th of July not only from the
manner of its commencement. tho absence OF
proper organization. and almost total absence
of leadership, was not tho result of well-or-
ganizod plot"
Time may render more satisfactory verdict
in this matter than has yet been given.
The National tribune., 1889-07-04
Read " Better than Pension on page S.
Located Him a, Last.

"seeu anything OF that husband Of mine ?"
inquired a Spring strcet woman Of n policeman
ms she came out OF the house just before o'clock
in the evening and pcercd mp and down the
street.
No" said the officer.
"whats the crowd mp there on the corner Z"
she asked.
They're watching some men cutting q
sewer pipe ia two"
Jim wouldn't bc there. What's all them
folks down the other way2"
They're looking al man painting q new
sign on the liqnnr-store window"
I" Jim amt tnere, neither. Anything else
going on in the neighboThood 2"
We'll, there's about 200 men around q sick
horse that has laid down up one block in
Varick street"
That's itI knew something Of that kind
was keeping him, He's right down In front
holding the horses head and telling the driver
Jess what he wants 20 do Here, you young
one. run around where the sick horse is aud
tell your pm to como straight home TO supper
IL he expects TO get any here To. night"
The National tribune., 1889-07-04

20 give Il. and after some alteration leaped
down. and, seizing an iron bar, advanced to
strike the officer;
But A PISTOL STOPPED HIM.
The Marshal went on enrolling names.
Suddenly the man made rush and clinched
the officer. The two fell from the plank into
the cellar Erhardt on top. Covered with
dirt he regained the street and sent Tor
force of soldiers. They did not come, though
promised if resistance was offered. The offi-
Ger stood for several hours facing the excited
workmen with his pistol, and then had to
desist.
The foreman was arrested the next day,
but the moral effect of this incident is re-
rarded as one of the active causes of the riot
Another immediate cause was the fact that
the draft began on Saturday. Twelve hun
dred and thirty-six names drawn out of 800
called form the eTwenty-second Ward, ,wereaH
published in the Sunday morning papers, so
they were seen and discussed by laborers and
others not having anything better TO do on
that dav. Such was the excitement pro-
duced that the police were kept very busy
during the evening, and in fact all that Sun
day night, and many ugly rumOrs were IN
circulation. TelegTams poured into the
Central Police Office from every quarter OF
the city, showing that mischief was brewing
Of an ominous character.
One of these telegrams was to the effect
that there was a plot to seize the Arsenal; ;
to anticipate which Superintendent Kenne-
DIV ordered ii to be occupied by 50 police
men. Several members of Fire Engine
Company No 81, located near Fifty-eighth
street and Broadway, were among the names
published, and these in a meeting bound
themselves 10 resist the draft 10 the utter
most Their engine was known as the
"Blaek Joke" and they were sometimes
called the Black Jokers >; possibly it was