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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-21

Ask your grocer for Brilliant or
Star oil, and take no other. l-8-2m
Alamo cracker factory delivers
bread and crackers. Telephone No.
375. 1223-lm
Victims Of "the grip" will do we'll
to use the great English remedy,
'Mackenzie's specific for influenza"
old by Rsgland & Co.'S City drug store
Canes. Gold and Silver heads
on ebony and snake sword stick.
Immense stock, Bell Bros. l2-5-lt.
Use only Brilliant and Star oils,
the most reliable brands. For salo
by San Antonio grocers. 1-S-2m
Beware of "Ohio Refined Petro-
leum," which is of very inferior quail
ity, and will not give satisfaction. I'm
Fruit, ornamental, evergreens and
banana trees; grape vines, roses, hot
plants and cut flowers, for sale at the
San Antonio Nursery, 52l North
Flores street. l-S-tf
~Bear In mind that Frank J. Bel
tel keeps builders hardware and lum-
Der, at the International and Great
Northern depot. s-11-ly
Ladies who admire artistic work
should see the hand work in alabas-
ter in the old Prescott stand, corner
Soledad and Houston streets.
That statuary at the corner of
Houston and Soledad, Prescott's old
stand, is a marvel of hand carving
The ladies who have seen 1t pro-
nounce it exquisite. If
Complicated watch repairing done
and work guaranteed. If your jew
eler does not give you satisfaction,
try us. Bell Bros. 2Sl Commerce
street.
-Flat-ware, teas, forks, spoons.
We always carry fine stock of ster-
ling silver. We sell as low as the
lowest. Bell Bros, 2S1 Commerce
street. tt
-Masury's liquid paints will cover
more surface, last longer, and fade
less than any paints on the market.
Especially adapted to this climate.
%-27-lVR. G. RELY & Co. Ag'ts.
-"Progress saloon-standard whis-
kies-best wines-finest cigars-beer
always tresh-reading room at
tached-6O8 and 6lO West Commerce
street, just East San Pedro bridge.
l-3-0m.
City Sanitary Company-Simmapg
Bros. Office 606 West Commerce
street. Telephone II. l-3-2m.
For Rent.
One six-room house, corner Blum
and Live Oak streets. 1-lS-tf
"
Turkish and Vapor Baths.
At Zilian's, corner Commerce and
Alamo streets. 3-17-tf
For Sale.
One large hand power wheel, one
half horse, for $50.
One 4-horse Teurke water moter,
cost Sl75. Can be bought for $40.
Address IT. b. JOHNSON,
LIGHT Office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-21
Purchasers Can HayeI Goods Stored Until Christmas

yards, black Faile
black
lengths
ladies chill
embroidered
duchess
cloth
damask
table
napkins pillow
to linen table
$1,000 Ederdown
MILL
umbrellas
embroidered slippers; handkerches,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-21
THE LEADING HOTEL IN
THE SOUTHWEST.
ALAMO PLAZA. SAN ANTONIO.

Paving been thoroughly oyerhauled and
renovated throughout, is now the largest and
most complete Hotel in the Southwest Fine
billiard and bar rooms attached. Hot aid
cold baths. Large sample rooms for com
morcial men. Patronage of the travelling
public solicited. lO-5-6In
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-21
HAAS & 0PPENHEIMER.
Xmas Greeting 10 HII.
In Making Holiday Purchases

this chiefly ARTICLES
which it
goods whether stable marked
popuar asaving
will
few store wordt to sufficient"
holiday
call the rush
for purchasing the few
to the holidays.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-21

For Sale.
One large hand power wheel, one
half horse, for $50.
One 4-horse Teurke water moter,
cost Sl75. Can be bought for $40.
Address It. b. JOHNSON,
LIGHT Office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-21

Turkish and Vapor Baths.
At Zilian's, corner Commerce anc
Alamo streets. 3-17-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-21

For Rent.
One six-room house, corner Blum
and Live Oak streets. LIST
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-24
ID BEN HARRISON,


I've ,. pestcrd thinixin about ii. Friend Ben.
And wanted ter Wright yoa. agcn and ascn;
FOR its pfsgy perpIcxin You see how II Is.
re boys At the shop think thares suthin arniss.
And they ast arkard qwcstions bout what YOU
are doin,
villa they are continually frcttin and stcwin.
For wurlut the place is alarminiy slack,
Ana but haf Of the hands on last Mondy went
Lad on on account Of stagnashun- IL
"Hs MS sorry to do t." marched. with the
pQ6a j. ~ X =
& And held up ono endtof the banner. september,
Elghtccn-eightyc eight, and clarly remember
The iettcrin on it-twas: xvorkin.men say
they want steady wurk and abundance OF pay,
And holdin TO this rcscrlution intend
To vote for the party that stands as tharc friend.
We did it-thc party went in, but CESS
That the promises got kinder lost in the press
For the Offices; sartinly nethins bin done
For the boys at our shop. They had lots Of fun
With the banners and tortchlights in swhoopin
up days;
Now some on EN- qwcstions as xether 1t pays
To continncr TO do it-and all OF the stack on
Have . wage sort o feelin yurc partys went back
on EN-.
Now. Ben, voted for you and am grccvin
That my shoprmatcs suspect yoa were only do
ceevin,
And wish when you've time twixt appointin to
places
The heelers and wurkers, youde SEQ to our
cases.
For sum Of the boys are inklincd to be scrump.
shus, -
And praps, OF the mifdest q little rambun,x.
shus;
And the use OF sware TURNS is incrcasn little
With the men who sit outside the shop-dore and
whittlo,
AS for me, u Is only the facts I'm relatin-
Just facts, vile sit on stone cogItatin.
J. d. Miller, in Puck.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-24
THE RACE PROBLEM.
Republican Plans to Force a Nation,
Negro Issue on the Country.

Republican Plans to Force National
Negro Issue on the Country.
Recent events indicate clearly that
the most influential men in tho Repub-
lican party have determined to create q
National race issue and force 1t on the
eeuntry-if possible for the leading is
sue of the campaign Of 1892. 1t by no
means follows that there will be such
an, issue, for tho sober patriotism of the
country will steadily resist its creation.
Should the attempt succeed, however.
the results will be far-reaching, and in
any event unfortunate. Nothing could
be less desirable than to divide the
country into two great National parties
for and against the negro. The unwiH-
ingness of the Democratic party to ac-
cept-suc an issue and to take any atti-
tude of hostility towards the negro has
thus far served only to encourage the
Republican leaders to become more
demonstratiye in insisting that there is
National negro issue which the Demo-
Gratis must meet.
We have no doubt that II the Repub-
lican pafty could succeed in its vicious
purpose it would be hopelessly demon
allied. If it forced an issue of white
against black, putting itself forward as
an "Afro-American' party, it would be
defeated so thoroughly that there would
not be enough left Of it to rally. But
the party winning on such an issue
would be equally demoralized by its
success. The American system of CON
stitutional government, Slapped BY civil
war in the last generation, could hard
~ stand the Strain ofsuch q struggle in
this. What began in malice would end
in chaos. mi MMA Il
No negro Issue really exists In our
National politics, and It is work OF ex-
treme difficulty to manufacture one.
But the work has becn persisted in for
many years, and misdirected effort to
create it has been redoubled as the
Democratic party has gained strength
on questions of taxation and the admin
istration Of Government. The success
of the Republican attempt is not i'm
possible. and it may be that instead Of
outgrowing tho politics of the civil war,
as it seemed likely VIC would from 1880
to 1883, we can only escape them by
greater convulsions.-St Louis Re-
nuhlie
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-24
HISTORY OF SONGS.
Many Popular AIRS Originated In the Mis-
of Htstory.


of History.
1t is interesting to study the evolution
Of popular songs and favorite hymns.
THE meaning of song goes deep" says
q noted writer. And SO it does. Often,
however, the original meaning OF o song,
or tho music to which it is set, is very
different from the later Interpretation.
Take Home, Sweet Home,' for in
stance. How It has swept the worlds
heartstrings since John Howard
Payne, ssthe man without home, !"
wrote itsin 1881! Yet It was part OF On
opera WHICH proved adismal failure.
The words are not too beautiful, and al
together would not be called good
poetry, and tits doubtfulif they would
have Carried people by storm had 1t not
been for the .exq uisitc air to which they
were adapted. And the air Is said to be
taken from an old Persian or Arabian
love song. The song, however, living
on its borrowed music, won Mr.. Payne
such lasting honors that years after his
death rich American dug up his bones
and brought them to his country to be
buried again Other specimens of meta
morphosed meaning equally striking
could be quoted by columns Our patri-
otto america" is sung t0aJohn Bulls
God Save the Queen and yankee
Doodle" was borrowed by our embattled
5forefathers from an old ditty and turned
into a defiant jingle against the British
redcoats. Here are some moro recent
oddities as regards the transformation
Of popular airs: '..When tho Robins
Nest Again" starts exactly like ssMaid Of
Athens "WaitT Till the Clouds Roll BY
begins as does the .Blue Bells of Scot
land" Emmct's Love of the Shamrock"
is of the same musical idea as There is
Fountain Filled With Blood" Any
one comparing Dixey's great success, in
"Adonis," ITS English, You Know" to
the old song, Flying Trapeze,"@ will
find that there is but a slight modula-
tion. BY change OF key and the quar-
tering of q few notes, difference Is
made between the Spanish Cavalier"
and the chorus OF 'Peek-a- Boo. I"
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, or VIII
you meet me at the Bars which met
with so much favor in Joshua Whit
comb" is SO closely allied to CiaribeI's
''You and l" that they can hardly be
distinguished one from the other. "All
on account of Eliza" from the opera,
"Billee Taylor" is nothing less than
How Lovely Are the Messengers, from
Mendlesson's oratoria of est. Paul. .
Think of 1t! One Of the grandest Of
sacred chorals 'transmogrified" into
comic opera. And last, but not least.
that stirring revival hymn, Hold the
Fort" is, go far as the music is con-
cerncd, an ancient German drinking
sonp.--N. o. Picayune.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-24

suited on the meaning Of these savmr..
toms, on the part Of Billiard. M. Nabert
Z surgeon who had never quilted the
spot since the time Of tic accident.
recommended the worikmen to hurry on
tneir fabQrs, as the man could probably
survive butfa few hours.
In consequence OF this advice. a nec
airection was given to the work. and IN
place OF passing down by the side Of the
spotswhere the poor man was supposed
20 De, the excavation was carried sion
ingly down to his head. In short. after
three days and three night III incessant
toil the head Of billiard was reached.
and cleared Of air surrounding matter
Inc Instant that this took place, it was
notified to those above by cry, and
the deafening shouts that were i'm.
mediatelya raised showed what an as
se'nbiage had gathered around the place
% learn the issue of the case. The de-
tiVerance took place exactly quarter
OF an hour before eleven o'clock in the
morning Of the Goth. When raised once
more to the daylight, every precaution
was taken to prevent any bad effects
@.0 ' - SfiahBS 80 7Suaaens lie was car
ried to q neighboring house, with his
bod and head we'll wrapped up, and
there he was laid in an apartment from
which the light was, in a great meas
urc, excluded. After some spoon
fuls Of light broth and a little wine
had been administered to him, he fell
Immediately asleep, never having tasted
mat blessing during hisaconfincnent.
Before sleeping he had spoken in such
way as to show that his mind had re-
covered its tone. His pulse was weak,
but quick, heating one hundred and
twenty-six times in minute; his skin
was cold, his thirst burning, and his
tongue stuck almost to the roof of his
mouth. While confined he had eaten a
portion of the leather front of his cap,
and he had even, he said, endeavored to
grind with his teeth stone that lay
before his mouth. 49,
Etiennc Billiard soon recovered. His
i'm prisonment had not been SO protract-
ed as'to render the vital heat difficult OF
restoration. His body however, though
not mangfed or bruised, as it might have
been expected to be, retained for long
time a feeling OF dull pain from the
pressure that had been exerted upon 1t.
Harold Walters, in N. X. Ledger.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-24
NOTES oFTHE DAY.

A black Republican will vote for
white Republican, but white Re-
publican will not vote for a. black Re-
publican. -Louisyillc Courier-Journal.
Perhaps President Harrison thinks
that he had too many friends at tho be-
ginning of his term; he is succeeding
remarkably in reducing the number
Washington National Democrat.
IF it were possible to put label
upon every article affected by the tariff
and show just how much every buyer
was paying as tribute to that policy,
tariff reduction would come in like a
cyclone,--St Paul Globe.
/ In view of the numerous DRINKS
and disorderlies at Mr.. Morton's '.buf-
fet" the quiet and orderly saloon men
at Washington must be glad that the
Vice President doesn't call bis place q
saloon.-Chicago Herald.
commissions Raum is not gun
ming for the surplus quite so fiercely as
the late Corporal Tanner, but he wants
the scalp Of the civil-seryice law. That
is about the Kind OF q reformer the pub
lie took him to be.-Philadelphia limos
We observe that President Har
rison is not appointing any negro post
mas tors or postmistresses az the North.
Why, oh! Why is this? Don't tho peo-
pie of the North want negro post
masters and postmistresses?-A Atlanta
Constitution.
The man who occupies the Presi-
Dental chair has never assented to tho
maxim: "a public Office is a public
trust In fact, he said in speech dur
ing tho. campaign of 1888: 1T is not a
case of maxims but of markets Nils
waukee Journal.
Senator ingalls,, 1t is said, lis pre-
pairing for another speech. Probably
he is going to explain why the black
man isn't prosperous in the Republican
State of Kansas, which he represents in
the Senate. Let her go, Senator. --Har-
risburg pa Patriot;
1t is lean year upon which the
Republican Government has entered,
and yet it is the year when the ncxt
Congress must be elected Explana-
lions made upon the stump in the COM
ing fall promise to be interesting as
we'll asdifiicult Boston Post
with President Harrison, Mr..
Wanamalxer and Headsman GARRISON to
kill off all tile Democratic officials,
Speaker Reed to do tho legislating, and
Mr.. Funston to pension all the Iseputr
! 1icans, wc shall soon become itnanl
nous. ~ Jsehsopvills (Elxsl times
untea,
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-24

ABOUT FALSE TEETH.
Durability of Artificial nIolars and Othe
Gossip About Dentistry.


Durability of Artificial nTolars and Other
Gossip About Dentistry.
'sHow long do false teeth wear?s an
experienced dentist was asked the 9TH
er day.
''You might as well say How long
does suit of clothes wear?' was tho
reply. 1T all depends upon the quail
tye of the teeth and the care of the
person who uses them. If a woman
bites thread with hers artificial molars
they are1ilkel to be rnilied in % week.
On the other hand, / know persons who
have worn the same sets for twenty
years, and have never been compelled
to have them repaired. Sets made Of
the best material and in tho best man
ner should last lifetime with proper
care, !"
what is the proper care of false
teeth?n
Both the plates and tie crowns should
be removed from ahc mouth and cloansed
every night and morning.
do artificial teeth decay?'
ssNo. They are all made Of porcelain,
which is not subject to decay as the nat
ural bone is. But at the same time
porcelain iis=aaere bri tile than bene,and
hence an artificial tooth will not stand
many hard knocks.
"What is the difference in. the dura-
bility Of high-priced and cheap teeth?"
"That is a difficult question. Cheap
teeth aresmade of a material that bears
the same relation to that OF the best
teeth that common stone china plate
docs to q Sevres vase. Cheap teeth
Hook like glazed china and that is about
all that some Of them arc. Now, so
long as the glaze lasts the teeth are as
strong as those made of the costliest
material, and have known set cost
ing next to nothing to perform service
for many years. They are not quite SO
brittle, in fact, as those made of the
finest porcelain. But the chief SUI
periority of the latter lies in their shape
and appearance and in the exactitude
with, which they are fitted to the
gums.
'.What is the best sort OF plate?"
''One made of gold. But black ri b.
Der is just about as tdurable, only it is
harder TO keep perfectly clean. -
re- complete sets of artificial teeth
not uncommon"
partial sets are more frequently
seen, but complete sets are by no means
unusual"
..Who wear the most false teeth-men
or women"
.sWomen, by long odds. ! don't think
the result is due alone to vanity, how
ever. although that may have somc-
thing to do with it. The chief reason is
that the natural teeth of women are not
as good and strong as those of men,
and,mtherefore, have to be more fire.
quently replaced by artificial teeth. =
Rnstnn Herald.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-24
SMALL COLLECTORS.

People who Buy . Few Choice Pictures
From Purc Love of Art.
That the growing desire for the pos
session Of good pictures is not confined
to buyers with heavy pocket-books is
daily evidenced in the experience of
those who are familiar with the increase
OF art taste in this community. The
most appreciative picture admirers arc
not those who desire that their posses-
sions shall be known to all men, and
the best pictures are not by any manner
of means altogether those that are most
known to tho public, or that are COM
ponent parts Of large and important coll
lcctions.
It would be interesting, II 1t were pos
sible, to learn about the scores Of indi-
viduals who, in small way, have coll
lectcd few good pictures for their per-
sonal enjoyment, and concerning which
the public knows nothing whatever.
There are in New York probably sew
eral hundred such small collections Of
rot over half dozen canvases each that
would surprise tho community could
they be brought out to public view in
one large exhibition. One amateur, who
makes very little display, has in his pos
session three pictures only, but these he
considers would put to shano many
more pretentious collections. One OF
his pictures Is curious work by
Turner that tho amateur picked up in
London, andS that has interesting his
tory. The picture that like many 9TH
ers by Turner, is little more than an ex-
pertinent in color, represents q grotto
with surrounding landscape. II was
painted by Turner on a time wager af-
ter dinner at which the artist and HIS
friends were present. The picture was
given to. the host and was purchased by
the present owner from the family of the
original posscssor. Tho same amateur
has with his Turner Corot Of extraor
binary merit It is strongly painted,
clear and sunny in It's atmospheric Of
fects, and bears indubitable marks Of
the masters hand. 1t would shine with
distinction in any large and impor tant
collection. This group Of pictures is
completed with Rousseau. land
scape with cattle, work Of abundant
merit for Its beauty Of composition,
breadth OF handling and refinement OF
color-a genuinely important canvas,
fully representative Of its author. In
the multiplicity Of such collections as
this there is every reason to look for the
development Of good art taste in the
community. N. Y. Star.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-24
.woMEN's sTRAw HATS. i
Where the Material For the Glory or ,ts,<
FeIninihe Toilet Como From

Where the Ma terIaI For the Glory Of ,ts,A
Feminine Toilet Como From
The glorylof q woman s toilet Is he's
hat To her ii Is dearer and of moro
concern than even the fold, the tex ture,
the cut and the make OF her robe. Her
hat is the cynosure of the eyes of all her
female acquaintance, the attractive
point which brings the gaze and criti-
cism of her gcntlewomen friends
Curiously enough, however, there is
nothing about her dress that is more of
a mystery to her. From tho tip of her
nicely-fitting shoes to the top of her
well-shaped hat the best informed
woman of the world knows more about
every article that goes to make up her
toilet than she does about the headgear
which, next to q woman's hair, is her
true glery- OF course every woman is
aware of the texture OF felt hat, but
this article is intended to solve the mys-
terry surrounding straw hats.
What are women's straw hats made Of?
1t seems simple question and yet it is
not one that the ordinary woman can
we'll and truly answer. The braids are
all imported; many from China. If
were to tell young lady that the hat
she wore was made of straw from the
plantation of the Emperor of China,
doubt If she would believe me, and yet
it is so. Some of this braid is called
Neapolitan and is wide and coarse. The
straw of what is known as .Neapolitan
pear-ledge is found in Chu Foo. Itgrows
tall and the top is fine and the bottom
coarse, one stalk thus giving two or
more kinds Of braid. Venetian grows
tall and is the opposite of Neapolitan
pear-ledge, whose base is coarse. The
called notified braid. The center is
somewhat finer, and of the stalks which
are nearest the ground is made the fne
Venetian braid. Chicago Tribune.