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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-29

San Antonio has had some very bad
advertising lately: the worst is the fact
that our city administration is inefficient
and Incompetent to meet the problems of
our Cty'S growth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-29

The late general election left behind it
a feeling Of hopelessness on the part of
many Of those who were defeated, but
the people know their power, and that
the remedy is in their hands.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-29
Our ikpIIRiOn.

DR.. York, the noted Liberal orator,
speaks at Convention Hall tomorrow
night on '0ur Religion"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-29

the city paying commission On the city
bonds claimed to have been sold. 1t is
understood that mayor Callaghan sold
these bonds. is tho commission to be
paid to him? or is not this a plan to sell
the bonds at discount in spite Of the
city charter provisions?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-29

The people are growing restless abou
our city financial management. The
certainty that things are being managed
badly is generally known and causes un
eaSinesS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-29
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saving

who will run?" is question that is
asked daily by hundreds of our best citi-
zens, in connection with the approaching
city election.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-29

Owing to rapidly increasing DRY Goods Business
necessarily require room and to make have
decided close outat and less entire
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
FRIDAY IN HISTORY.
An Able Argument Which Proves That
1t Is Not an Unlucky Day.

An Able Argument Which Provcs That
1t Is Not an Unlucky Day.
Sailors as class, are superstitious,
and attach much Importance to signs
and onions Whom rats desert sinking
ship, Jack requires no further notice to
pack his Ghost. In many ports at the
present time. and in this port, sailors
would leave vessel if tho sailing day
was set for Friday. AS matter of
TACT, history records the following:
Friday, August 1, 1902, Columbus sailed
on his great voyage of discovery. Friday,
October IL, 1892, he first discovered land.
Friday, January i, 1894, he sailed on his
return to Spain, which he reached in
Safety, the happy result which led to
the settlement OF this vast continent.
Friday, juno Is, 1l94, he discovered tho
continent of America. Friday, March
5, l496, Horny WILL, of England, gave
to John Cabot his commission, which led
to the discovery of North America.
This is tho first American state paper
in England. Friday, September 7, 1465,
Melendez founded st. Augustine, tho
Oldest town in tho United States by moro
than forty years Friday, November 10,
1870, the Maylower, with tho Pilgrims,
made tho harbor of Provincetown, and on
the Same day they signed that august
compact Friday, December 81, 1920, tho
Pilgrims mado Il final landing at Ply
mouth Rock. Friday, February %,
George Washington was born. Friday,
September %, 1850, Arnold's treason
was laid bare, which saved us from de-
struction. Friday, October 10, 1881, the
surrender of CORVALLIS took place. Fri
day, July !, 17T6, the motion was made
in Congress by John Adams and sec
ondcd by Richard Henry Lee, that tho
United States colonies wore, and of
right ought to he, free and independent.
Friday, November 30, 1921, the first
Masonic lodge was organized in North
America. Friday, March Is, 1909, the
hudson river was discovered Friday,
November IS, 1911, tho first newspaper
printed by steam, the London Times,
was printed. Friday, December %, 1912.
Isaac Newton was born. Friday, June :,
tho first steam vessel to cross tho At
lantic sailed from Savannah. The Great
Eastern left the Irish coast to Law tho
Atlantic cable on Friday and reached
Hearts Content on Friday. Queen Vic
toria was married on Friday. Napoleon
bonaparte was born on Friday. Battle
OF Bunker Till was fought on Friday
Joan of Arc burned at tho stake on Fri
day. Battle of Waterloo fought on Fri
day Battle of Marengo fought on Fri
day julius Caesar assassinated on Fri
day Lee surrendered on Friday. Fort
Sumter bomparded on Friday. Moscow
burned on Friday. Shakespeare born on
Friday Battle of Orleans fought on
Friday. Richmond evacuated on Friday.
Ocean.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
CURIOUS SEIZURES.
Singular Liquors That Pass Through tho
New YOrlS Custom House.

singular Liquors That Pass Through tho
New York Custom House.
The custom house occasionally affords
interesting giimpses into the vast for
cign life of the United States. Recently
while calling upon friend, who holds
responsible position in that circum-
locutory institution. no showed mo sam
pies of n largo number Of invoices of
liquors which had recently been i'm
ported. Every ono would puzzle tho
average man about town. Ono was 4
grocnish-ycllow fluid called slivovitsch
1t comes from Austria and tho Balkan
states, and is made from small wild
plum which grows in that district. 1t
Is fiery and to Yankee palate very dis
agreeable, but is extremely popular with
the llungarians and Wallalls.
a suggestion of tho Holy Land was
given by samples of honey wine, pass
over honey wine and Jcrusalem plum
brandy. Tho first and second werc
sweet and odorous, but trine insipid.
In composition they are like the mo
thcglin and honey mead used in England
during tho middle ages. The brandy
was raw and almost vitriolic. The thrpo
sumnlants arc consumed by the Slovaks
and Polaks from Russia and tho Greeks
and Syrians from Asia Minor.
Specimens OF pulquc and moscal
showed that Mexico has somc influence
upon its sister republic Tho former is
beer made from cactus, and tastes
somewhat like that gaseous German hor
ror, Weiss-bicr. 1t is far stronger
however, and is said to produce the mos.
intense drunkenness known to errinr
man. Tho mescal is tho distillatc of
pulquc, and can be described onlv by
the word atrocious
Tho Scandinavians show their love If
the fatherland by unceasing importa-
tions of Christiania beer, Swedish
punch, and korn brandtvin. Tho beer
is light, pleasant and wholesome: tho
punch is aromatic, savory, hut so sweet
as to DO insipid: the korn brandtvin is
not corn brandy, as the name literally
translated would imply. but a whisky
made from rye, oats and barley. 1t is
rich in fusel oil and consequently head
ache.
FROM Russia every now and then
comes vodka or wodky, an impure, rcck-
ing, strong alcohol; from Central Amor
lea some delicious cordials made out of
pineapple, guava, and banana: from
CHINA not less than fifty stimulants,
running from tea wine, rosebud wine.
and almond beer to heavy millot whisky
and rice brandy; from Turkey somo
liquid for making sherbet, and from
Brazil lavangina, or orange-poel gin.
Ovcr 5000 different kinds OF stimulants
are known and recorded in tho custom
house, OF which $500 wero unknown to
Americans fifteen years ago = n. Y.
Letter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Tho trouble with Justice is that sho
does so little besides holding her scales.
How can get rid of superfluous
hair, Mr.. Druggist?" Got married.,
sir."-Boston Courier.
why do you call that group of mid
dle-aged ladies on tho piazza anato.
mists?" "Becauso thoy are always cut
ting up people. boston Gazette.
Papa, what is savago?" "a saw
age my son, is man who occupies two
whole seats in n railway car. while some
poor woman with a sick baby has to
stand up. RAMS Horn.
Tho meanost man in washington is
the one who made the minister give him
receipt when he paid him n dollar for
officiating at his marriage. -Washington
Critic
Great Publishor-"vory sorry, sir,
but your manuscript will not do" Old
limo Novelist-"Eh? What is tho mat
ter with ito" Great Publishor-'It seems
to have plot IN. Y. Weekly
-iIc-"O. Ethel promise you will
be my wife, Ethel (who Is packed to
so away for the summer)--"No,G George,
can not; at Toast, not until my return
in October. ''-Washington Star.
Mrs. Rural tat an art gallery and
looking at Whose picture
Is that?" observation-disclosures mad
am" Mrs. Rural-"Why, sakes alive!
| always thought Raphael was a man. {"
Yale Record.
hank President Ito cashier in jail
why didn't you go to Canada?"
Cashier (haughtily) because Two
got some pride about me and | didn't
want to go up there with only SD, 600
and live on Il back street in strange
city. Washington Star
- don't believe papa sent this tcle-
gram at all said Mrs. Snaggs, after
carefully scrutinizing one just received.
wv ny not?' asked her husband. Don't
l know my own papa's handwriting?
This doesn't look Il bit like it."-Pitts-
burgh Chronicle.
Lady Shopper-"Docsn't it require
considerable experience to put the color
on?' Cicrk-"No. ma'am, not at all
you can put it on yourself" Lady
Shoppcr-''Thanll you. sir, but | wanted
it for use on porcelain" = Boston Tran
script.
Alas. For Lass
UAias! I'm in love ana would marry,
I'm really quite anxious to wed:
And single no longer I'd tarry,
long TO he double instead
And the paths through which cupid has led me
Have burdcncd my heart with regret.
The girls whom I'd have will not wed me-
While won't have the ones | can get
Chicago Post
-Fogg-''I see that by tho new base
ball rulos Il fellow who is at tho bat and
is hit by pitched ball can take his base.
Now, what is to prevent man getting
hit by the ball on purpose to get his
base" Fielding Have you ever been
hit by pitched ball?' Fogg mo. y
Fiolding-''I thought not "-America
Great Editor-''We shall havo to
dispense with your services. Mr. Jones.
man who knows no moro about gram
mar than TO write about "female poet
ess' is hardly fitted for tho newspaper
business. Now Reporter was lit
tie afraid you would kick, but that ex-
actly describes the kind of poctess sho
is.'-Terrc IIaute Express
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
Guided Grant and Sheridan.

/ had as guide on tho battlefield OF
Waterloo, says writer for the Lewis
ton journal, an old resident of Water
loo, whose father at tho date of tho bat
tie lived in yondcr cottage on the RICH t
flank of Wellington. Perhaps YOU
would like to hear this old guides story:
Il guided Sheridan, great cavalry man,
big monstachc-l show him battlefield
of Waterloo. | also show General
Grant. General Grant told me he was
surprised that there was only throe.
fourths OF a mile botwcen tho head.
quarters of Napoleon and Wellington
Grant said TO me: War is different
now. bigger field, bigger guns, more
shot DO YOU see that cottage in the
young apple trees? that is where Vic.
tor Hugo lived three months. drank
beer with Victor Hugo many times"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
WYTHEVILLE, VA.
THE GEM OF TIE ALLEGHANIEs"-.sTl
SARATOGA OF TIE SOUTH"

The county seat of Wythe county,
which was awarded the diploma with
$500 premium at the Virginia Exposi-
ton ut Richmond. in 1883, in Minerals
and Woods. Population 1000. Altitude
2,360 feet.
Wythc County has two blast and fiji
teen charcoal iron furnaces. and sew
eral zinc and lead furnces Wvthcvillc
offers free the best sites and greatest
Inducements to manufacturing indus
tries of any city in tho South. The
Nythcvillc Development Companys
reserve fund for new industries alone
amounts to Sls0,000. Wytheville is the
centre OF the richest mineral region in
the South. Wythcville cxcmpts all
manufacturing industries from munic-
lpal taxation for ten years. Wythc-
willie has beautiful and wcll-pavcd
streets Co 20 and o. feet in width. Two
electric light plants and three water
systems. Wythcvillc has the best pub
lie schools and the handsomcst school
building i'll Virginia; has three female
colleges and two malc acadamics. Ow-
ing to its mineral waters. free To visit
orS, which are highly curative for many
diseases, and It's great altitude, it has
grown into Il great and fashionable
health resort
The Wythcvillc Development Com
pany will place on the market. Scptcm-
Der 30, 800 residence and business
lots of it's property in the new West
END Extension. lying between the
Nythcvillc Cotton Mills and the Jack
son Park Hotel on both of which work
has just begun. This property to bc Of
fcrcd for sale Tor the first time, Septcm-
Der 30, is the most beautiful property in
Wythcvillc, and will be priced at very
reasonable figures in order to encour-
age investments. Investments in
Wythevillc real estate within tho last
ninety days have bourne from 100 to 500
per cent. to investors.
The Norfolk and Western railroad,
running from Norfolk to the West and
Northwest, will have on sale at stations
on limo and agencies in Now England
special excursion round-trip tickets to
Wythcvillc, good until October 81.
For further particulars, apply to w.
Il. GOST, president of the Wythcvillc
Development Company, Wythcville. Va.
Scpal-lm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
WEST END
Brick and Tile Works,

Manufacturers Of frst-class Brick OF
all kinds, including No. Press Brick,
Draining Tile sc. Works on West
Campbell street, Roanoke, Va. Box
ol5. aprl-6m
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
a Bright Pupil.

Teacher-Now, children, here We
have tho word ''intuition." Who can
toll me what it means?
Phenomenally Brigh Scholar-Intu-
ltion is that faculty of the human mind
which enables person to distinguish at
glance patent medicine advertise
mcnt from a roal news article. The
Jury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
She Knew the Blast,

lIusband-My dear, do you know what
I'd do if had hundred thousand
dollars?
Wife-No. but fancy you'd bo so dis
appointed because it wasn't two hun
drcd thousand that you'd make me wait
just as long for now silk dress as YOU
do now.-N y. World
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
Polite under Trying CIrcn,.,.tnnces.

Burglar Now, fork out. Gimme yer
watch. Now yer pocllctbook. Yer
silver match safe. Now yer small
change.
Polite Victim ian X-mcrchant)-Any
thing else to-day, sir? Shall | send
.hese?-N. y. Sun.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19

Mrs Dontiranto-O, dear. what can
NO give Milly Name for her wedding
present. ! suppose it must, be in accord
with her wealth and position.
Mr.. Dontiranto-I suppose so. Woll
let's give hor Il miniature ice chest,
with piece of real ice in it. --Detroit
Free Press
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19

3:i5 p. III.
T:20 p. III.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19

Asthma, Consumption. Catarrh. Bron-
chltis, rheumatism, Kidney and Liver
Disease, Chills and Fever, Female
Troubles, III all its forms, and in fact
every disease known to tho human sys-
tom.
beware of Frau iulent limitations.
See that cur Trade Mark Same as
above) appca:s on each Jug.
JOHNSON e JOHNSON.
Druggists, Sole agents. or. jefferson
anu lfsC ave $. w. junl7-1y
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19

EXterminatcs the microbes and drives
them out of the system, and when that
is done You cannot have an ache or pain.
No matter what the disease, whether a
simple case of malaria fever or a combi-
nation of diseases, we cure them all at
the same time, as we treat all diseases
constitutionally.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
From the Portuguese.

Mr.. Thomas Stingy is precisely what
his name would signify. The other day
a friend visited him. 1t was very hot,
and after q few words had been inter
changed Mr.. Stingy asked his caller,
Would you like to have some refresh
ment?'
with great pleasure, dear old boy"
exclaimed the poor follow, who was aw-
fully thirsty"
"All right, | will open tho windows.
We'll have some. breeze. Judge.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
RUSSIAN SUPERSTITION.
An Extraordinary Manifestation Of Latte
Day Ignorance.

an extraordinary MnnifcstatiOn of alter
Day Ignorance.
An old superstition. with specially
Russian characteristics, has Of late been
manifested in Klisheva, village in tho
government of Moscow At the berlin
ming OF Juno two peasants dug up a
spring of water at that place. An
old woman dreamed that the newly
discovered spring possessed curative
properties and sho told her dream to
the laborcrs OF a factory near by. There
upon masses Of people, mostly women
and children, began locking around the
healing waters. AS the spring did not
yield enough water to satisfy thcm all a
fence was built around it. and a cross
was erected on the spot. Several peas
ants of the village stand inside tho
fence and deal out the water in bottles
to tho applicants, each of whom deposits
coin at the foot OF the cross. Tho
money is collected by tho cldor of the
village ovcry evening and kept flor
communal purposes A tho foot of
the cross there stands a bottle with two
load frogs in it, who had come to their
nntimcly ond in peculiar manner.
Before the concourse of sick persons
the peasants caught two perfectly
healthy women, told them that thoy
were dangerously i'll, and, pinning them
to the ground, made them drink tho
healing waters until they tainted When
the poor women were picked up from
the ground tho two frogs were found in
their garments, and were declared to be
lewis driven out by the virtue of the
holy watcr. They are now exhibited in
the bottle as sign OF the wondrous
properties of the spring. The rush of
people to that place is SO great now
thatthe authorities have great difficulty
keeping them in order An attempt on
the part of the authorities 10 cover I'D
the spring was met with loud protests
by the villagers and the dupcd masses
around the place, and had, therefore, to
be abandoned.-L Letter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

white. The dress is cut bias so that the
squares take a diagonal line down the
skirt. The sleeves are trimmed and the
collar made of lpansy ooiored velvet. The
hat has very oht-doorish air about it,
and forms a perfect, chord with the
dress. It's material is black gauze with
garniture of soft yellow corded silk and
yellow roses, and the gloves are white.
Sunshade is alsosSin harmony. If she
had the printing of the programme
that too would melt in with
the whole scheme of color. On
the right stands a less picturesque but
more stylish figure, clad in pale plum
colored corded silk trimmed with applied
black passementerie. The bonnet is a
mere suggestion, being q tiny turhan
composed of several rows of out jet, with
q feathery-looking jet aigrette set at the
side. This dainty turban reminds me of
creation in black tulle I saw the other
day, oapote having for sole ornament
jet viper which had twisted itself around
and raised its head in front, aigrette
style.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

class of the "earth, earthly" pert,
sauoy. piquant with an "Ah-don 't-you
wish-you- may?'' air. l am quite rec
onoiled to being a woman, for after wo-
men come bonnets.
mama, - asked little .Hortenss one
evening as her mother, who was a wee
bit inclined to embonpoint, was strug-
CLING to create q figure, eff God wanted
you to be small there, why didn't he
make you so? -
"sh-, my child. go, to bed. he
hadn't time. -
s'It may take time to make it, but its
good when its ready to drink, said a
famous concocter Of punches. Possibly
that was what this rosebud thought when
she was getting into this ratty, tailor
made suit, with its pulled scarf man
fashion, and jauuty felt hat, sharp
shooter style. 1t is 8 game of base ball
or something IN the ''outing'' line which
is occupying her thoughts, but l III wager
she III occupy yours, if she sits anywhere
in your neighborhood. She may take
her lorgnon out of its case to give her an
excuse to stand up alongside of some
man g scrawney wife.
''What a superb creature murmured
Snggens. His wife looked to see which
way his eyes were turned. Fortunately
for Stiggins they were fixed on the man
at first base.
The coming season will produce some
charming things in outdoor effects.
Russian cotton stuffs will be used, be-
cause the red cannot be initiated, and
the patterns will be worked over with
Japanese silk.
a lovely blouse has been invented con-
sisting of real white crepe de Chine,
with sky bIne. leather belt, embroid-
cred with gold and silver and set with
imitation gems. Never were women
better dressed than at the present day.
''Bahi' cried my friend Bob Spray,
'fthat's what Adam thought as he and
Eve started ont to hunt up fiat!''
hear q growl against kerosene. and it
comes from the elegantly dressed wsmen
who complain of the absence of that soft,
''caressiag" light which taIers alone
can produce. Lamps make a fine effect
in a drawing room, but unless most care
fully supervised they are apt to emit
disagreeable smell, while the taper,
which exhales an odor Of cedar delight
the senses in double ratio, was at q re-
ception the other evening given by Miss
Estelle Cory Boggs. She affects lamps
to an insane degree. Toward u several
of them began to sputter and go out with
a strong odor Of Pennsylvania oil well.
Miss Cory Boggs apologized.
'twhat a foolish virgin Miss Estelle
is. - remarked to Bob Spray.
81 don Z know why she should be
without oil, - yawned Bob Spray, 1.-THE
old lady is suoh bore, should think
she ID strike it every day -
Here sre two very artistic costumes,
the one on the left being composed of
wooden material woven in design Of
squares of Parma violet color. black and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

And why? Simply because it is so I'M
common, so rarely met with, having
been pushed out of existence by the
swelling burly rotund article of the art
florists. This simplicity must be not only
visible in what you wear, but also in the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
For the Gazette.

Jane growled old Joshua Stiggins, one
day, "that don It see your dresses mem
'loned this year in any of the accounts of
psrties and receptions?
"TheY were all mentioned last year,
Joshua. To use the argot of the day,
you mustn't pick the world up for a
nat. -
Now the season is at hand when out
door toilets will be the order of the day.
Races, baseball, athletics of all kinds
call for fresh, new crisp "tony toilets.
Although don t say stay at home if you
have got nothing to wear, l do say,
don t strut in the old plumes. Wear
them quietly and modestly. They II do
very we'll for a back seat, but bear in
mind that no woman can expect to
create furore with new set of teeth
or fresh box of poudre de riz.
The lady seated at the top of this COL
umn expects to be looked at; otherwise
she will not get the worth of her money.
She is attired in black grosgrain jacket
finished with handsome ornaments of
passementerie. The skirt of fawn-
colored cloth is made perfectly simple.
and falls straight and plain. Her bonnet
has a great deal of cachet about IT, be-
ing composed of pale blue silk and
black silk China crepe, trimmed with
pale blue satin ribbon--a most
delightful combination, with thought
enough in it to catch the
eye and make a man ask himself, 81
wonder if there is anything besides hair
and diablerie under that little bunch of
crepe and ribbous?" 1 pity any man
who has wife and three daughters to
buy hats for this season. 1t does seem
as If some of them were hardly fashioned
by earthly fingers, they are so dainty,
so fantastic, so indescribably pictur-
esque. Then again, there is another