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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28
SYcAMoRES IN 5LooM.

Like fame wing'd harpS the seed blooms lie
Amid the shadowy sycamores.
The music of each leaflets sigh
Thrills them continually,
The small harps of the sycamores
Small birds innumerable find rest
And shelter midst the sycamores
Their songs (of love in warm soft nest)
Are family echoed east and west
By the red harps o the sycamores.
The dewfall and the starshine make
Amidst the shadowy sycamores
Sweet delicate strains; the gold beams shake
The leaves at morn, and swift awake
The small harps Of the sycamores
o sweet earth's music everywhere,
Though faint as in the sycamores;
Sweet when buds burst, birds pair;
Sweet when as thus there wave in the air
The red harps Of the sycamores.
William Sharp in Harper's Magazine
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28
An Inscrupulous Turk.

Nj Rowland, of W. q J. Sloane, tells
the following good story on himself as il
lustTativ of the quiC&ness of the Turkish
merchant at grasping an opportunity, de-
spite an apparent siOwness: II happened
to drop into a bazaar in Cairo merely out
of Curiosity After had looked at num-
her If things without finding any that
suited me | happened to notice an old rug
which lay on the floor and which had some
good points. My experience told me that
the rug was worth at the utmost IS.
asked the old fellow how much he wanted
for it, and he once concluded that wanted
it badly and asked Els.
offered him five, and then we proceeded
in the usual way to decker. / had gotten
him down to twelve, and he had gotten me
up to six, with very excellent prospects of
our finally settling on eight when an En-
glishman came along, accompanied by his
valet The latter was burdened with vari-
Gus things that the Englishman had been
purchasing at the bazars, and they were
moving along slowly. As they passed the
entrance the old merchant was holding up
the rug to show its good qualities, and the
Englishman stopped to look at it, He was
a typical English traveller, with more
money than brains: Utterly ignoring me
he shouted TO the Turk:
How much do you want for that rug?
Quick as flash the Turk called back,
Fifty pounds There was not a change
of muscle in his face or anything to indi-
cate that he had been taken by surprise.
4 will take it, said the Englishman, and
presently l saw him count out fifty pounds
sterling. and his valet wrapped up my rug
aad walked off with it."-Carpet Trade
Review
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28
Women Never Read a Sign.

"Why SIR" an Infatuated correspondent
says, II want to tell You story. On one
of the streets leading off fremont street
there is large blank wall of building,
and on this blank wall neighboring pho
tographer has erected a showcase 1t is
full of his cards, with name and address on
each, the entrance to his place being the
next door to the east of the showcase. But
Of course all around the showcase Is a
blank wall Well, / stopped there the
other day to look at a photograph of the
Harvard nine, and just then two well
dressed ladies came up. Can you tell me,
SIR one of them said, in a piteous sort of
tone, after they had stood still few mo-
ments, how to get into this place.
"'What place, maam,' said 1; the pho
tographer's2' Yes said she. Next door
Ii It way said, looking aghast that any
one should ask such question. The two
started for the place. Walking right by
the slab which had upon it the addresses
of all the occupants, including the photog-
rapher, they stepped into the back entrance
10 dry goods store which is there. In a
moment they came laundering out and
then went into the right entrance-by pure
accident, | suppose, because they never
stopped to look at the sign. Now, do you
pretend to tell me, sir, that a creature who
r...Aks she can get into blank, dead brick
wall and find a photograph gallery in there
somewhere knows enough to vote?'-Ban-
pOr News
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28
Electrified Snow,

In paper describing perilous ascent Of
Pixies Peak Lieut. John P. Finlsy, United
States signal service, says that the ascent
was made in April, when the snow was the
deepest of all the months Of the year, and the
lieutenant was accompanied by the sergeant
of the station. The ascent was accomplished
on mule back until a zone of deep snow was
reached, and then the animals were taken
back to the half way house below. Into this
snow they sometimes sank up to their arm
pits ami saved themselves from plunging
deeper by spreading out their arms. At one
time they crossed frozen crust in shape of a
turtles back, where foothold had to be cut
at every step, and whore a misStep would
have sent them thousands of feet down the
mountain. Electric storms sometimes were
witnessed there, when each snowflake, charged
with electricity, discharged a spark as it
touched a mules back in its fall. Electric
sparks streamed from the finger tips of up
raised hands In their ascent they encount-
cred q storm of sleet that cut their faces so as
to draw blood. The last five miles was a
fight for life against wind, sleet, cold and
rarifial air
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28

Here are some statistics furnished by the
city to the census bureau about the parks
of New York:
Total number of parks, So area, 5,l57 3-5
acres. Esrty eight of these, with an area
of 1906 3-5 acres, are within the city limits.
The area of water in Central park is 43 ITO
acres, and in the new parks l,l4S acres.
The land for Central park cost s., 02S, S4. 10;
for Riverside park, $6,173, G20.S0; for Morn
ingside park, 81, ga, $3.50. The length of
park roadways is 80 l-lOmiles: bride paths,
miles; footpaths, Az miles. The average
cost of park maintenance for the past ten
years was S6O9,6O3 a year.-New York
World
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28

An Ingenious Expedient.

Superintendent Moir, Of the Hudson river
tunnel, is man Of resource. There was a
leak in his caisson which divers have failed to
find He trapped a half dozen big water rats
and to their tails had attached small bundles
of oakum, strung out To half yard in length
and caught in the middle by piece of brass
wire, which was also bound around the tail
of the rat The animals were then placed in
the air pump and forced into the caisson,
where, as They followed the air, they reached
the leak, and in passing through the hole left
each his streamer of oskum. 1t took day
or two TO thus leave sufficient oakum in the
hole to stop tia leak, but the supply of rats
was unlimited Buffalo Courier
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28

Among the peculiar names entered on the
old record books at Oxford, England, may
be found the following: John Bellewhether,
Alan Sweet-iu-bedde, Alicia Thorndodger,
Hugh Haiwaterclerk, John de Halfnaked,
Isaac Wake, DR. Sleep, William Blakinthe-
mouth, Osbert Diabolus DeviD, Thomas One
hand, Agnes Blackmantle, Thomas Crake-
shield, C. Wollbploved, Richard Drinkwater
Spelled as Drynkewattere), Christopher Pigg,
John Elenewat.r, Gaifridus DrinkdregSS,
Thomas Sourale. Fulco Twelvepence, Arnold
Scbuttlemouth, John Rattiebaggage, Ivory
Malet. Pine Coffin. Johannes Go-tO-bedde,
River Jordan, Peter lie Goose, George Crook
sbanks. Savage Beare, Robert Shilling, Cop
per Penny, Ralph Fulljames, John Little
John. Buck Stages, Duckie Drake and True
Hawk.-St. Louis Republic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28
A Very Free Translation.

A teacher in the Boston Latin school is
responsible for this: Among his pupils is a
young sport with a greater fOndness for
baseball than for the classics. He knows
little Latin and less Greek. One day the
teacher was asking him to give the trans
lation OF few stock phrases, now gener-
ally used in English composition. When
he was requested to give the English equiv
alent of 'Ecce homo the lad promptly re-
piled:
Get on to the manw-Boston Globe
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28

There is said to be growing demand
among the working classes of Liverpool
for books Of technology. The report o. the
Lyceum library shows that fiction is still
far in the lead in popular favor. The num-
Der Of wc:,:s e This class circulated la-t
ycl.r w.s 4J,jsJ, w. t-ie Classics .J....l
only 25l readers, AMI books relating -
languages 23O Works on the drama found
no more than 305 readers. Poetry is nearly
three times as popular, for there were S54
readers in this section. The larger figures
after fiction are magazines l0,0S3, history
4,20l, travels 37s6, antiquities 1862. and
theology 1,G23
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28
A Pluci.y Woman.

One evening Mrs. Haver, Of Columbus,
O., heard a noise in heI kitchen and secur-
ing a revolver went to investigate and
found man with a handful of silver
knives and forks. Put those things back
in the drawer" she commanded, pointing
the revolver at the thief. He did so very
quickly. Now turn your pockets inside
out, you have got some more" ordered
Mrs. Haver. The fellow had summoned
his courage by this time, and he refused to
comply with the command. Mrs. Haver
was determined to make him do as she
wanted, and advanced upon him. The thief
made dive for the door, and succeeded in
getting out, but Mrs. Hayer followed and
cried, stop or I'll shootH' He stopped
and she held the weapon over him until a
policeman who had been summoned by a
neighbor arrived.-Philadelph Ledger.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
I. d G. NJ. RAILROAD.

d G. N. RAILROAD.
DEPARTURES.
For st. Louis via Iron Noun
tain or NJ, K. & T..........ss5:45 a. m
For st. Louis, via Iron Noun
tain route. .................. 500 p. IN
For Laredo. lilo a. m.
ARRIVALS
From st. Louis, Iron Mountain
and NJ, K. & T............1 1858 a. m
From st. Louis, Iron Mountain
and M, K. & 7. routes. 1000 p. m.
From Laredo. Observation-Disclosures. 3:35 p. m.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
THROUGH EXPRESS EAST.
Leave for New Orleans, Houston
and Galveston. 800 p.m.and 9:25 a. m.
ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
Arrive from New Orleans, Hous-
ton and Galveston 6:40a. m. and 4:lO pm.
THROUGH WEST.
Leave for San Francisco, Ell
Paso and Eagle Pass. 49,: 4:40lp. m.
Arrive from San Francisco Ell
Paso and Eagle Pass. ........ 9:25 a. m
THE s. A. & A. p. r. REMISSION
ROUTE.
DEPARTURES.
Leaves for KerrvllIe, daily, ex
cept Sunday, at............ 500 p. m
Leaves for Galveston, Houston
and Cuero, daily, except
at..... ........... ...... S:45 a. m
Leaves for CorpusChristi, Rock
port and Beeville daily, ex-
cept Sunday, at.............. las p. m
ARRIVALS.
From Kerrville, daily, except
Sunday, at. ...... $3.50 a. m
From Corpus Christi, Rockport
and Beeville, daily, except
Sunday, at........ ............ las p. m!
From Galveston, Houston and
Cuero, daily.
Observation-Disclosures. Gas p. m.
MALLORY STEAMSHIP LINE.
Steamers sail and arrive at Galveston
every Wednesday and Saturday morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28

A writer upon queerly directed letters
received at the postoffices of the country
says that some amusing results arise from
Italians here learning a few words Of
English and placing them at the end of a
letter. The unsuspecting friend copies
them, with results like the following:
Good Ry. Farewell Nerget me not Nord
Amcrika."
Ran His Train Through the One Ahead.
There are heroes and heroes, and there
are heroines and heroines," said Chauncey NJ.
Depew in speaking of the matter of personal
bravery There are blue shirted men who
go over our railroad lines every day in en-
CINE cabs who would laugh at you if you in
timated to them that they are heroes, and
who in spite of all are as brave as any man
who ever drew a sword or carried musket
Railroad men seldom have much time to
think They are towards or heroes in a sec
ond. Not long ago one of our engineers OF
an express train rounded turn in the road
and saw that another train had been derailed,
and lay right across the track. A collision
was inevitable. The engineer might have
taken chances and jumped, but he didn't
AS he said afterward:
81 saw right away we were in for 1t, and
like fash it struck me that our only chance
was to go right ahead and cut through if we
could. So threw her open and let her co.
The experiment was perilous, but it was
successful. He did cut through and no one
was injured. This act of the engineer was
that of an exceedingly courageous, cool head
ed man.
Another engineer on western road per-
formed a similar act some time ago with
tragic results. He tried tor in fact was
forced to try to-cut through freight train
that had been thrown across the track. None
of the passengers was injured, but the engi-
neer and his fireman were killed. This is but
too often the reward of bravery in all walks
of life '-Philadelphia Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28
A Canine Flagman.

Scarcely any one who passes the point or
intersection Of the Gravois road and the
st. Louis and Oak Hill railway fails to
notice little dog acting as fagman at the
railway crossing. This animal is named
Curly and is the property and assistant of
FlagDian Edward Howard, stationed at the
above named crossing. Curly is Spanish
fox terrier, scarcely over two feet in
length and not quite years old. When
the Oak Hill Railway company began to
operate its road Flagman Howard was as
signei to watch the Gravois road crossing
and - trim the signal lamps. Curly made
her l. )rhe at the watch house, and when
her ,laster would so out to collect the
switch lamps the dog would lie down at
the ,or and patiently await her masters
return.
Ons dsy as Howard was busy cleaning
the lsmps train dashed into sight around
the curve. Several wagons were approach
ing the crossing and would probably have
driven on, r,ecting with a serious accident,
had rot the little animal rushed past its
master and begun barking furiously, which
had the desired effect of stopping the
teams. An IDEA then struck the master to
train the dog to hold a flag She could
s,.nd on her hind feet with perfect ease
and 10 hold red signal flag in her mouth
would be great help to him, as the passing
trAirs are numerous. 1t took very little
time ito break her i'm to hold little red
flag, und now every time a train whistles
she runs to fetch it, and standing on her
hind legs holds it aloft to warn drivers of
wage rs Of the danger. The engineers all
know the dog and look out for her. In adj
ditiou to this flag work Curly performs a
variety of tricks and is a goodman. Just
now she is rearing family, but every time
an approaching train whistles she gets her
flag and does her duty.-St. Louis Post
DISPATCH
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28

pan or moDIllzatlon Tor 1889, on a war
footing was 2,5I9,OOO. That of Germany
was only 2.S0O,OOO or 100000, including
T7,6SO drilled reserve men. That of France
was S,226,OO0 and l74,OOO drilled reserve
men. Germany had two or three hundred
thousand men fewer than Franc. The
army of Austria, with Hungary, had
war footing of l,l50,000. and that of Italy
100000, so that the triple alliance powers
have $4,000 in all, against 5SO5,OOO Of
Russia and France--that is, about $50, 900
men fewer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28

North Carolina has negro who can run
down a rabbit on any sort of ground, and
who has done it repeatedly on a wager.
But when he is approached with an offer to
come out into the world and become a
sprinter he vigorously shakes his head and
replies: "No sab, not any. TIE done gwine
to lib an honest life."-pztT0iJ Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28

in the spirited, reckless moth, and the in
vention promises to do away with the cam
phor chests and all the other schemes to OBJ
literate the wool chewer. The trap is on
the prime. . of fly trap, lit up by phos-
phorescence 1t night and baited with sweet
odors and colored glass, supposed to draw
the inseCt.-New York Telegram.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28

The official report in the German reichs-
tag by Commissioner Major Caede showed
that the Russian army. sccordins 70 the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-24
GETTING READY
FOR OUR
FALL TRADE.

Thousands Of dollars worth Of new goods
coming In every day. Many splendid
yslues--in Dress Goods aud Housekeeping
Goods--Carpets- s-Rugs-Oil-Clo.h lo.hs.-See
our famous ia CslitNia All-Wool Blanket 81
g. See our Northwest l0-4 Wool Blsnke! ct
fl4a See our BLANKET at s2-Horth f).JO
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-24

i2-inSsR All-Wool Silk. Finished Henri
.sNttas 81 quality G4c. now :
: l,al.ssinch All-Wool Silk-Finished Henri
eta -Sl.2j quality SOC. now.
Those Pretty Diagonal Colored Worsteds
IN al shades, lG;c.-formerly l0c.
Double-Fold Plaid Dress Goods that have
been 20c.-nOw &c.
About - pieces more All-Wool Stripe
Plaids and Plain Dress Goods have
been added TO that wonderful l9c.
lot reduced from 60c. /;
An American Al-Wool 4G-inch Check
Cheviot in Gray only at 29c.
400. will take the choice for few days
Of n line Of Priestloy's All-Wool
Black and White Designs-goods
that cost 81 generally;
See our Double-Fold Worsted 54-inch
All-Wool Dress Goods at 49c.--
about 20 different DESIGNS;
Al-Wool Handsome Side-Band Serges
at 2jc., from 75c.
An-Wool 54-inch Cammers-Hair Dress
Goods at 39c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-24
----''--'''-'- We have raked over
no,,,oet;cc . our duplicate stock
DOff't"' oO' and hoTe is what we


Do,,,.o,J;oe ! our duplicate stock
DOf|tStDC'' and hore is what we
y-7----------------l =
ioana sas1 Of Amoslcoe Apron-o/eE Cling
hams hest quality-|.
cs.e Of Yard-Wiie ir6ached Cotton,
] case % Large Pla1 Berkeley Ginghams
IN fall p'ec/Svery yard warranted
/ cs.o OF r/de-ofthe-wcst Blcached
Coiion,/.c yard
case Ee/nants Of Curtain Scrim-the
uua/2! and 1910. quaiity-drawn
tr{d and other fancy designs-l.c.
IN we charge for them
] ~ H. case Of Simpsons Solid Black
/rints-i'c. a yard is the price
4 80 Of Dan ey Cloth, "A dark colors
I prettier than Sattecns-China-Silk
! desigus-only &c. a yard.
/ case of Domet Flan-
FIdJlUelS. | mel, which got vet IN
tranlt-it IS first
class thing, and was boughtto sell at
I2}c.-4ic. Is the price
10 pieces Atwood Red-Twill flannel
elegant qualiiy-l9c. yard
The Indigo. Blue Twill All-Nool Flannel
is SIC. for usual SIC quality
About 10 pieces more Of Fancy French
Flannel Of DC
Also a lot Of White Flaunels, all mark
ei down for this sale.
This is the biggest Flannel opportuni-
~ Of the year.
- stow them away If You
have no use for them now.
SUNS. IL will pay you. They Will
never reach these puces
again.
73c. Gray China Silks (damaged), 23c.
is the price
China siks-in Burned Orange Copper,
Eiiel-Red, and Pearl colors, at 23c.
yard
All-Siik Surahs-in Old Rose. Dark
Brown, Nile Green, and Pink, at
23c.
Black and White Striped All-Silk Su-
rah-73c. former price, 39c. now (;
T5c. buys those Elegant All-Silk Failles.
in Navy. Dahlia, Gray, Brown, and
Stone colors
Those handsome Faille Plaids, oil silk,
Toe. now;
65c. for the former 81, % Black silk Bro
cade
CSC. for tho usual sl.5O quality, $3.50
for the former SO quality.
So Black-Sik Faille, 9l.39
Diagonal Stripe All-Sik Armure-S2
\ quality 10 9Sc.;
All our Gros Grain Black Silks are
rNked down to less than it cost to make
AoDery Nets. |ss5$: ss5 & 's :s!:$: ss;; sis
en- \pporiu1ity. Not iull pieces,
Trough NAll odd lengths and odd prices
u vuarter Of what YOU have been
paving them. Black and colors.
-. =, Lots Of bar
DresJ Goods. down again
for you here.
--e, uo be sold.
iHrc jolored 3S.inch All-Wool Hen
rea.. Beautiful quality, 4sc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-24
~ ''-''''"'''ss-.''s''ss-'l Lots Of them 70
D-LIo sold in the next
hCOOOftS. Edays cheap too. NJ
cf.rl O..

'--''''"''''---1's--'-l Lots OF them 10 be
D-LIo sold in the next few
hdOOOftS. Idays-cheap too. No. 4
--..--.-.-.lAll-Silk Gros- Grain Sa-
tin Edge all Shades &c. No. 0 A1-Silk
Gros Grain Satin Edge all shades Sc !;
No. II All-Silk Gros- Grain Satin Edge,
all shades llc ; No. lG All-Silk Gros-
Grain Satin Edge oil shades 12lc.
A few more All-Silk 10 and Is inch Sash
Ribbons al Soc.
No T All-Silk Moire-odd line OF colors-
&c. yard.
Space will not permit us to mention
our Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs,
and Knit-Vest Departments, but tho
goods are oil marked down for your in
spoction.
n-HoIders at &c. per dozen;
A Pencil with an inserted rubber, Sc. n
dozen;
A Lead and Slate-Pencil combined,
with rubber tip, at &c. each;
A Faber Pen Holder with rubber finger
shields, Sc. !;
A Circular Lead-Pencil and Ink-Eraser,
5c.-would be cheap at lOc.
Our Juvenile Books Will be sOld Win
one third off the regular price.
A Full Morocco Leather Case contain
ing a full set Of poker-chlps and
linen cards will sell for 7jo. ;
Other sets of Poker-Chips alone, 4Sc. {;
Ink at 15c. per pint
Mary J. Holmes, May Agnes Fleming,
and Marion Harland's Works at 81
per volume.
Mrs. Wister's Translations, Thomas
Nelson Page, Augusta j. Evans, Marlon
Crawford, Mark Twain, and all authors
popular with the public are to be found
among our collection.
Our "no name series, containing such
books as After Glow, Baby Rue,
&C, 2Jc.
"In Stells's Shadow" author Of "Thou
Shalt Not" 4jc ;
Our SOC. edition of Paper Novels, 4Oc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-24
Our r
house
MUSLiy1 UndeT1CeGr.

the largest Underwear business ever
done in the southern country. We con-
troll great many exclusive styles and
also manufacture good many ourselves.
September lst we want to open with an
entire clean stock. You will buy at
these prices. lou can't help it.
A nice Bleach Muslin Cambria Ruiiled
Gown with tucked aud beaded yoke,
Mother Hubbard style, SOC.
A good quality Bleached Muslin Gown,
cluster Of six tucks and inserting,
well made, pleated back, S9c.
A beautiful Tucked Yoke Go"n with
embroidered rullles and OF the best
bleached muslin, CSC. (;
An elaborate Gown with tucks, beading,
and inserting, made of Wamsutta
muslin. Sl.09;
See our leading skirt-best muslin, cam
brio ruflie and j tucks, reduced to
4Sc. Former price 79c.
Our Skirt for Sl.19 is the best made
for the money-6-inch embroidered
ruflle with 13 tucks and made of best
bleached muslin, worth Si.75.
4 l2-inch Hemstitched Cambric-kut-
fled Skirt with II tucks, reduced to the
remarkable low price of Sl.23.
Drawers-S Tucks, Embroidered Rutlie,
40c. (;
Plain-well made, good cotton, 25c (;
Chemise for 25c., Lace and Embroidered.
See the odd lot OF Soiled Underwear
we have thrown out on the counters to
be disposed Of at almost any price.
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THE TOWR