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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-29

SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. APRIL ,.
1880. Sealed proposals. in tripIicat", will
b" received here until T. O'rlOck. noon. on
the I'd day Of May. 1880, and then opened,
for Transportation Of Military Supplies ON
the following described routes, in Depart
mcut of Texas. during the fiscal year com
mcmcimg July /. 1880: Wagon TranSporta-
ton. 30. l-Rctwrcn Maria and Fort
Davis. Texas: No. 9-Bctw"cn Pona and
Fort RinggoId. Texas: No. 3-BGtw"rn
SpolFord Junction and Fort Clark, Texas;
River Transportation. No. 4-Bctw"cn
Forts Brown and RinggoId. Texas. Local
Transportation. No. AT San Antonio.
Texas: No. CAT Brownsville. Texas.
All information will be furnished ON APP
pIicatiom to this office. The United States
reserves the right t. reject any or all pro-
pO~aIS. Envelopes containing proposals
Should be- marked: "ProposaIS for Trans
pOrtatiOn ON Route No. -," and adj
dressed to the undersigned GEORGE II.
WEEKS. Deputy Quartcrmastcr General,
U. 5. A, Chief Quartermastcr. 4-2-Gt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-29

-Home-seekers or spectators will
find it to their advan tage to call on
John T. HambletOn & Co. 4-l6-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
Americans as Eaters.

The abominable fashion of discard.
ing the white tablecloth altogether in
favor of red or other colored silk is
distinctly Yankee. In New York
colored OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES teas"
''blue luncheons." etc.-are very much
in fashion. Not only the service and
the decorations, but the dresses of the
guests are supposed to reproduce the
dominant note of color decided upon
by the hostess, who is doubtless in.
f1uenced in her choice more by the
consideration of what suits her com.
plexion than by that of what will be
becoming to her visitors.
An English lady, a victim to this
queer mania, gave "a red luncheon"
some months ago, the foundation OF
which was the bare mahogany table
upon which the meal was served with
out a cloth-in truth a chilly and com.
fortress innovation.
The average American. although a
colossal eater, does not at present
know how to dine. This is a home truth
which he resents extremely and contra
diets with vigor; indeed. he is apt to
introduce comparisons between the
restaurants of his own and other lands
which invariably leave a large balance
in favor of Delmonico's. Still, spite of
an occasional exception, the American
born gastronome is as ire a bird as
the Am~erican-born chef of any serious
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Magazine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
Ayers Pills,
PREPARED By
Or. J. c. Aver & Co, Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggis,s and Dealers in Medicine
PlE-PAN RUFFGES.
Delicate Rice-Paper Frills for Ornament
ing Game Pies and Puddings.

Esthetic housewives are often both
cred to know just what to do with o
pan of game pie. fruit pudding, or bak-
ed custard that m from the oven
with a ragged edge. No matter how
delicious the puff-paste may be or how
light the heart it covers a brown spat-
ter-work along the rim of the dish or a
c~aving-in of the crust is certain to de-
tract from the merits of the pie, for
the reason that the eye is ! a guide to
the gustatory taste of the gourmet.
The vulgar savagery of hui niger has but
one sense, but the epicurea an must be
tempted. 1t is this knowledge, says
the N. Y. World. that leads a well-bred
butler to dress the fish with lemon
wheels. to garnish the chops with
crosses, the tillet with cubes and truf-
fles and cylindrical olives and to scat
ter rose leaves over the i~souff1e and
ices. Baked beans, delicate buildings.
and game pies which are served a la
buffet and cannot be transferred to an
ornamental dish without detriment are
sunk in a larger receptacle silver
punch-bowl, an ice globe, often a jar
diniere, or else a s~ilver-plated adjusta-
BILE rim is attached and the brown or
white earthen dish placed on a salver
and sent to table. This gastronomic
artist, so deft in the manipulation of
table linen. will more frequently bind
a napkin about the unsightly bake
dish and pin it with a rose or a carrot,
whitfield into a bodkin. However. in
a private home the damask is more
carefully handled, and an economical
housekeeper will hesitate about using
her fine linen for a dish muller to be
stained by a peach pie, a cherry pud-
ding, or the rich wine from a straw
berry loaf. If she serves the pastry
herself it is a different thing. but the
most careful of husbands is liable to
get giddy in the heat of conversation.
and spill the few drops that ruin the
precious Irish loom. For those who
cannot afford. or do not fancy the
plated lake dish cover and rim, there
is a pretty springy paper novelty
known as the pie-dish frill, or the pie
pan ruff1e, which decorates a dish much
better than linen, and is more econom-
ical. The frills are made of amber.
cream, and delicate opal rice paper in
rope pattern, and being elastic can be
stretched to tit dishes of various sizes.
Like the Japanese napkins they are
firm. tenacious. and cheap, costing but
| 80 cents a dozen. Those made of
heavier paper with sprays of painted
blossoms are more expensive and less
desirable. as a second using is not
pleasing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
War and Vans.

War is a frightful thing under all
circumstances and some Of the most
dreadful wars have been waged on the
most fimsy and foolish pretexts, even
If they had a pretext at all; but proba-
bly, no stranger reason for war or peace
was ever recorded than has been noted
by q French governor of the South Pa
cific colony of New Caledonia. This
governor, who was also an admiral of
the navy, assumed his authority while
the natives of New Caledonia were still
cannibals. There had been rumors of
an insurrection and the admiral called
before him a native chief who was
faithful to the French cause, and ques-
toned him as to their truth. You
may be sure" said the native, that
there will be no war at present, be-
cause the yams are yet far from being
ripe" The yams, you say?" Yes.
Our people never make war except
when the yams r ripe" why is
that?" Because baked yams go so
very well with the captives."-YouH's
Communion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
Nightmares in Russia,

Some time ago a midwife of Warsaw,
Skublinskaya by name. was brought to
Justice, with several of her coadiutors.
for the crime of killing illegitimate
children. The woman and her helpers
called themselved THE Society of
Angels" and engaged in the ~atrocious
work of 'despatching the little ones to
heaven" of curse for a certain con-
sideration paid them by the unfor-
tunate mothers or their friends. This
fact aroused a discussion in all the
Russian papers on the fate of illegiti-
mate children in that country. The
mortality of such waits was found to
be over 80 per cent, even among those
In the Government asylums in St.
Petersburg and Moscow. Those asy-
lums keep the children for only a short
time, and send them to villages to be
raised in the families of peasants.
There they die in large numbers. But
the number of such children as are
despatched" directly by professional
murderers like Skublinskaya can hard
" be estimated. Only about three
weeks ago a similar Society of Angels"
was discovered in Wilma. The fate of
Tx uii1O GubdtO hAdAkS hdS AdloSd
the question as to the causes for the
prevalence of such a crime. The
papers hint, as broadly a. the strict
ness of the censor of the press allows,
that the cruel laws with reference to
waits are at the bottom of the whole
trouble. An illegitimate child in Rus
STA, if it eve grows up. has no stand
ing before the law. No matter what his
abilities or virtues, if by chance or by
natural endowment, he happens to be
possessed of any. there is no hope and
no prospect for him to do any good in
the world or for himself. The law will
not recognize him as a member of So
ciety, and he is tossed about and buff
fetted until he finds his way into some
gang of criminals passing their lives
in a mine in the Ural mountains. In
view of these facts it is no wonder that
sinful mothers regard 1t as a benefit
for their children to be despatched
to heaven" before they grow up to live
in ignominy and suffering on earth,
and that angels" like Skublinskaya
should be found who have no scruples
to help sinful mothers Kidding them
selves of their children,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
A FAR.OFF STAR.
It Would Take . Cannon Ball LOG, 0OO,.
900 Years to Hit It.

1t is difficult to conceive that the
beautiful dog star is a globe much
larger than our sun, yet it is a fact
that Sirius Is a u many times more
mighty than u own. This splendid
star. which, ever in our most power
full telescopes. appears as a mere point
of light. is in reality a globe emitting
so enormous a quantity of light and
heat that were it TO take the place of
our sun every creature on this earth
would be consumed by its burning
rays.
Sirius shining with far greater luster
than any other star, it was natural that
astronomers should have regarded this
as being the nearest of all fixed"
stars; but recent Investigation on the
distances of the stars has shown that
the nearest to US is Alpha Centauri, be-
longing to the southern latitude. though
it is probable that Sirius is about fourth
on the list in the order of distance.
For though there are about fifteen or
twenty stars whose distance have been
~conjectured. the astronomer knows
that in reality all of them, save three
or four. lie at distances toe great to be
measured by any instruments we have
at present.
Astronomers agree in fixing the dis
lance of the nearest fixed star at 22,-
GOO, 00O, 900, 600 miles, and it is certain
that the distance of Sirius is more than
three and less than six times that of
Alpha Centauri. most likely about five
times, SO that we are probably not far
from the truth if we set the distance of
Sirius at about 100, 900. 600. 600, 900
miles. What a vast distance is this
that separates US from that star!
Words and figures themselves fail to
convey to u minds any adequate idea
of its true character.
To take q common example Of il
Illustrating such enormous distances: 1t
is calculated that the ball from an
Armstrong 100-pounder quits the gun
with the speed Of about 400 yards per
second. Now, if this velocity could
be kept up it would require no fewer
than 100, 600. 900 years before the ball
could reach Sirius.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
MoMeNIorreRRoR.
4 Pennsylvania Camper Finds . Rattsss
In Ills Tr0user Leg.

DIR. Sampsel and J. K Snyder. both
Of Centreyille. had an experience re-
Gently that they will never forget
They camped at the lower dam at
Swift Run neat a ledge of rocks on the
night in question. and before darkness
came upon them they scraped q lot OF
leaves together for a bed and provided
a pile of wood to keep up a fire during
the night. About 10 o'clock they pre-
pared for sleep and drawing a blanket
over them, lay down to pleasant
dreams.
Along toward l o'clock Mr.. Snyder
felt chilly. and got up ia put some
more wood on the fire, and then lay
down and soon fell into a deep sleep:
from which he was awakened by cold
object which seemed to be resting on
his leg. Without moving he lay awake.
waiting for developments.
The next moment he felt an indie
scribable sensation come over him
which seem to ~paralyze every nerve in
his body. Realizing that there was
something extraordinary the matter.
he called to the doctor to hurry and get
up. as something Was crawling mp the
right leg of his p%antaloons, and he be-
Iieved it was a snake. The words
went through the doctor like an cleo
trio shock, and, raking a brand out OF
the fire he approached Mr.. Snyder.
who was lying as If paraIyzed. with the
cold sweat standing in big beads on
his forehead. Half blinded by the
Pickering flame of the brand. he
noticed what at first looked like a
broad black strap hanging out Of Mr..
Snyder's trouser leg, but the next mo-
ment exclaimed: 'My God, Muckel.
lie still. it's a rattfesnake"
Trembling like a leaf, Mr.. Snyder
seemed powerless to move even if he
would. The condition of things was
at once evident. The reptile had been
attracted to the fire, and sought
warmth on the person of Mr.. Snyder.
Every moment she disappeared further
up the leg, and prompt action was
necessary. Grasping the snake by the
tail the doctor pulled with all his
might. His hold slipped. and the rat
ties, fourteen in number, came off and
remained in his hand. The reptile had
wrapped itself around the bare skin on
the mans leg. and violently shook its
derattled tail, indicating its anger at
SuCu udTSu tEtdtLlcut. 4ulS pcL4OIul>
ance almost threw Mr.. Snyder into
commissions.
Recovering himself, the doctor be-
thought himself of his knife. and,
quickly opening a blade keen as a
razor. he cut the pantaloons up to the
body. This released the snake. and
she quickly unwound and threw her
self into a coil, ready for effective
work, but. before she could strike, the
doctor struck her q blow with a club
that cut her clean in two. MI. Snyder
was lifted by the arms and dragged
away from the hideous serpent. and
the next moment was on his feel
scarcely able to stand.
They drank the balance Of theil
'nerve tonic" out of a pint bottle
which to some extent restored theil
equilibrium. but sleep vas out of the
question and they spent the balance o
the night in stitching up Mr.. Snyder
trousers to make him ~presentable, ant
at early dawn they pulled up stake
and took a solemn oath to never, no
never, bunk at Swift Run again.
MIld{ebHr1h Post,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
THE LEDGER.
Orandma's Wedding Day.

when We were merry children. eyes of blue
We listened to a story by a sweet-faced lady
told:
We loved to hear tho story of Grandma's wed.
ding day.
There was q lack of bridal gifts-no gold and
silver fine.
No jewel from across the sea. upon her brow
A man in homespun clothes stood up and gave
For ali Was sweet simplicity on Grandma's
wedding day.
There was no surpiiced minister. no bell above
them hung,
And when the parson called them one and
wished them years of bliss,
The groom received his only gift-a soft and
holy kiss.
A cabin in the forest stood to welcome home
And happy birds among the trees made music
bride 90 fair and gay
that Is why the birds were glad upon her
wedding day.
Thus life began for Grandma. in the forest
And where she lived a city stands. with state
HDe88 uuLOlus
She told us how the Indian came the settler
brave to fight,
And how she rocked the cradle to tho VOLTS
long how at night.
The cradle was an oaken trough, untrimmed
with costly lace,
But in It nestled. now and then. = bright.
cherubic face:
And Grandm was as happy then Is though 9
mansion grand
Above her rose like some We sec throughout
eur lovely land.
Icherish now = lock of air-'tis not Of silver
ne clipped it In the sunlight fair. though
yars have passed away;
nAS trees Of GrsndmAs hair, as bright as
when she stood
And binshing took her bridal vows within the
painless wood.
On yonder bill. this solden morn. she takes her
dresmfess rest:
Ehs wrnkled handa. 80 often kissed. lie crossed
upon her breast;
And sently on her fingers, ere we laid her
form away,
wsplsced the simple ring she wore upon her
wedding day.
Good Housekeeping.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14

and certain relief in
Ayers pills. In all
cases where a Ca
tllartic is needed,
these Pills arerecom-
mended by leading
physicians.
DIR. T. E, Hastings,
Of Baltimore. y
ayers Pills are the
! best cathartic and
aperient within the
! reach of my profess
aiOu
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
ConcernIng the Hand.

One of the most common signs OF
want of good breeding is a sort of un-
comfortable consciousness of the hands,
an obvious ignorance of what to do
with them, and a painful awkwardness
in their adjustment. The hands of q
gentleman seem perfectly at home
without being occupied; they are
habituated to elegant repose. or-if they
spontaneously move it is attraotively.
Some of Queen Elizabeth's courtiers
made playing with their sword hilt an
accomplishment, and the most efficient
weapon Of the Spanish coquette is her
fan. Strength in the fingers is a sure
token of mental aptitude. When
Mutius burned his hand off before the
eyes of his eaptors he gave the most ia-
dubitable proof we "a imagine of for
titude. and it was natural that amid
the ferocious bravery of feudal times a
bloody hand in the center of an es-
cutcheon should become the badge Of q
baronet of ENGLAND.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
About Watch Springs.

"How long will it last?" asked a
man Of a jeweler who had just told him
that he would have to have a new
spring in his watch.
Maybe a week; maybe a year or
two" answered the jeweler.
But this one has lasted four or five
years." said the man, protestingly.
Yes; but they don't make that kind
of spring nowadays. 1t really does
seem as though they had lost the art Of
tempering watch springs. I sent out q
hundred dollar watch the other day,
brand new. just from the factory, and
the spring broke within twenty-four
hours. The manufacturers have spent
thousands of dollars within the past few
years experimenting to get back the
old quality for the springs. and they
have failed. The springs seem to be
getting worse. rather than better.n-
N. u. Sun,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
A Prolfx Sermonizer.

An old Scotch lady who lived at q
considerable distance from the parish
church was in the habit of driving over
to the service. Her coachman, when
he considered the service nearly at an
end. would slip out quietly for the
purpose of having the carriage ready
by the time the service was concluded.
One Sunday John returned to the
church. and after hanging about the
door for a considerable time grew i'm
patient. and popping in his head, dis
covered the minister arguing as hard
as ever: Creeping down the aisle to
ear: lis he no near dune YETI"
"Dune!" returned the old lady, in a
high state of indignation. for her pa
thence had long since been exhausted.
"he's dune half an hour since. but he'll
stop."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
Valuable silver Shares.

An Australian widow with the in
COME Of SIPS. 900 q year is the fashion
able sensation in. London. Her story
illustrates what can be got out Of q sill
yer mine in New South Wales. The
lady's husband paid fI2o for certain
shares in this mine. When he died not
long ago the shares were comparative
ly vaIueless. and he thought he was
leaving his young wife in restitution.
Shortly after his death the shares rose
suddenly to a price 50 marvellous that
the widow sold one-half Of her shares
for Else. 900. and is now receiving
ca. 600 annually for the other halt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14
Solving the Color Question

Some scientific person has discover
ed that not only will woman be q bru.
net in the not very remote future. but
her descendants, both male and female,
will be black.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14

DIR. John W. Brown, of Oceana, w.
Va, writes 81 have prescribed Ayers
Pills in my practice, and find them
c~ellent. 1 urge their general use In
families"
For a number of years / was afflicted
with biliousness which almost destroyed
nv health. / tried various remedies,
but nothing afforded me any relief until
/ began to take Ayers Pills."-G. s.
Wanderlich, Scranton, Pa.
81 have used Ayers Pills for the past
thirty wears, and am satisfied / should
not be alive to-day if it had not been
for them. They cured me Of dyspepsia
when ali other remedies failed, and their
occasional use has kept me in a healthy
condition q since.'-T. r. Brown,
Chester, Pa.
"Having been subject, for years, to
constipation. without being able to hnd
much relief, / at last tried Ayers Pills,
and deem it both a duty and q pleasure
TO testify that l have derived great BEN
eft from their use. For over two years
past | have taken one OF these Pills
every night before retiring. Iwould not
willingly be without theme. w.
bowman, % East Main ST., Carlisle, Pa.
AYERS Pills have been used in my
family upwards Of twenty years, and
Lave completely verified all that Is
claimed for them. In attacks of piles,
from which I suffered many years, they
afforded me greater relief than any med
icine | ever tried.'-Thomas F. Adams,
Holly Springs, Texas.
a -9- H011-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-14

IRON Stomach and Liver derange-
/ ments-Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Sick
Headache, and Constipation-find a safe
New-York tribune., 1890-04-02
ryrclrs For Tile BIC cRosscoryrEr Rcv

Tho games committee of me National Cross Country
Nssociat,n held a meeting a. the Manhattan Athletic
Club house lat night. All tie preliminary arrange
mcn,- f1r the double cross country rln - he h'h Al
Noii, Park on April 26. were mlde The pFzc' VIII
be numerous and haid-omc Tie following clubs hiv.
entered team, for the senior championship r"ei
New Jersey \. C., American \. C.. Pa,timc \. e,
Prospect Harrars. II. George \. C.. ani Nanhaiian
C. Prizes for the senior team race Will bc a" Arneh
A. follows: The members Of the winning team VIZ
each receive gold medal the members u the second
team VIII each receive silver medal, AMI bronze
medals VIII De given 10 each man In the thiN team'
providing six teams start. The actual winner II ue
race VIII receive silver cup. cmhenaiical u the IN
dividu,l championship of America. IN addition
,riz. Will be given 10 the first in. not member
II the winning team.
The competing teams in the senior r'''' "' VIM,
entries have already closed. viii wear sa-os of mo
fnllowirs ,olor>. Prospect lirrcr, gold. New Jersey
\ C. uarn,n. MtnhAttln \. C., cherry -Nniei.'a ah
l. c. I'd white and h'ue i','iue y. G. n."o, ~ -.
e.eor-. c. black. Entries for junior team cham-
hin viii cln,e with William Frank, secretary, Me-
57., Washington ave, Sewlogk city, April ~.
New-York tribune., 1890-04-02
DRIVEN OUT BY The MISSISSIPPI
PEOPLE AND sr3cK BEING RESCUED FROM THE
FLOOD Is sTENMERs.

ST. Louis. April 1.-Information from what IS known
as the Laconla Circle, a section of country between
Helena and Arkansas City. which practically sur.
rounded by the Mississippi and White rivers Is to tho
effect that the people there are in deplorable con-
duon and suffering. The water poured over the evees
on all side. and in three hours the Circle was iled
even with the surface Of the rivers the water avorag
ing cicht feet deep This occurred suddenly that
the people had no time to Do anything. Their houses.
stock and every thing else they owned were IN tho
water. and in some cases swept away before they
realized what had happened.
The people OF Helena sent the steamer Houston
Cooabs down there last Thursday the relief boat
to aid the people. 4 correspondent on board writes
that when the steamer arrived at the Circle number
If houses were found t. have been blown OF their
blocks or stits and others badly careened over
into the water. People had been living in the lofts
u the low houses and when these carecned they
could only escape by knocking holes in the roofs.
several people were blown into the water ard swan 10
trees, where they remained all of last Thursday night.
and a number If cattle wore blown from the evccs and
drowned on Friday men went over the whole Circle
in sins and transferred people from trees and roofs
70 the gn houses which generally large and sub
stantlal buildings. All these houses are now packed
with people 200 persons being IN som- Of them. INC
COOIbs brought out 80 people ana 10 h'tl ~ oi's
When the Co0mb, came ont II ihc circle the s''lmer
Titan. with lar-r~, gong 90. ana IT l. lNph-Ae
that ihey can bring our an the romlinin- stock ana
Is many OF the pclpl, desire tO -ei aNa'. Many
Tie remainder have no seed Z, plant. even should me
water, .uh-de in time q plant crop ~. 'uheilht
he, boon and will Pc great and aid ~ all hiu', VII
he necessary carry the people through their AZ