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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-16
LoNDoN's NEssENGFR SERVICE.
London Times.

London Times.
In commenting the other day upon
the differences which has arisen be.
tween the Post Office authorities and
certain companies formed with the
object Of facilitating the rapid deliv-
cry of letters, parcels and messages
throughout this overgrown metropo-
lis, we ventured respectfully to ask
to what extent Mr.. Raikes intended
to come to the assistance of the pub
lie, inasmuch as he had signified his
resolve to enforce the State monopoly
with regard to the carriage Of letters
and transmission of kilograms
a decision which practically sounded
the death knell of the enterprise in
ouestion-and 1t was not then appar-
emit what he proposed to substitu te
on the part of the Government, for
the accommodation prospectively
proffered to Londoners by such prI-
vate undertakings as the Boys
Messenger and News Service. Our
question has now been answered by
the Postmaster Generals Official an
nouncement that his department has
organized an express delivery SER
vice, subject to the ordinary inland
post regulations, and to certain con.
ditions duly set forth in the document
referred to. At q number of offices
in the several metropolitan postal
districts, on and after next Wednes-
day, letters and parcels will be &C.
cepted tor immediate transmission to
any part of the London postal area.
They are to be marked with the word
"r xpress," boldly and legibly writ
ten above the address, and must be
handed in over the counter of any one
of the district offices authorized to re-
ceive and deal with them, which Of
fee will furnish the depositor, Oh
demand and free of charge, with
certificate of posting" The hours
of posting and delivery will range
from in the morning to in the
evening, of every week day. The fees
for special transport and delivery, of
q London letter or parcel-in addition
to the full ordinary prepaid postage,
but inclusive OF charges for omnibus,
tramcar or railway conveyance-will
be two-pence for the first mile and
three pence for every further mile or
part of mile, cabs being only utilized
by the messenger If paid for by the
sender over and above the regulation
fees. Before the hours of 7 d. m. the
messenger delivering letter or par
eel may take reply, or perform
further delivery SERVICE" being al.
lowed to wait ten minutes while the
return letter or packet is undergoing
preparation. The second fee in such
cases will, of course, be payable by
the addressee of the return communi-
cation, which, nevertheless, can not
to be registered or insured. Com
pensation, however, will be paid for
loss or damage of registered letters
and insured parcels, originally
transmitted to their recipients by ex-
press messenger from district office,
and also for loss or damage of un.
insured parcels, but only to the
amount OF 81. The new service will
be carried on by messengers stationed
at forty different offices within the
metropolitan postal radius, and it is
distinctly intimated that no delay
will accrue In the dispatch of letters.
etc., handed in at these offices for the
purpose OF "express" transmition to
their prospective addresses.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-16
Spoiled the ElOpement

From the Sheffield Telegraph.
Not long ago young lady who de.
sired to get up with the lark, in order
to go on an clipping tour, adopted the
schoolboy's plan, and the lover was
to be on hand at daybreak to give the
signal.
The string used for the pedal com.
munication was a stout cord, and one
end was dropped out of the third.
story window into the back yard. and
the other end, of course, was attached
to the damsel's great toe. The
legend runs that healthy goat of
the William persuasion arose early
next morning and wandered into the
yard.
After eating up all the old sardine
tins barrel slaves and broken crockery
he found the string and took that
in as dessert. AS soon as the string
was drawn taut the goat stood upon
his hind legs and gave an impulsive
jerk. The girl awoke. The goat gave
another sudden pull and the maiden
jumped out of bed with q smothered
cry of pain.
Then she stopped down to detach
the cord just as the ridiculous beast
gave another violent jerk, and she
nearly lost her equilibrium, and her
toe, too, the cord cutting into the
tender flesh.
She sprang TO the window and cal
led down In a hoarse whisper:
"Stop pulling, Harry, I'll be down
in a minute"
Then she made another effort to
unite the cord, but the persistent
goat gave his head several angry
hobs, and each time the girl uttered
a cry of pain. Again she called into
the darkness.
Harry, if YOU don't stop jerking
like that won't come down at all. y
She was answered by another saw
age pull, and the cry Of anguish that
escaped her brought her mother into
the room with look of alright and q
lighted lamp. The young lany faint
ed, the elopement was nipped in the
bud, and the disappointed maiden's
toe was sore for q month. The goat
escaped.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-16
A MIS-

A mistake is often made by persons in
need Of medical treatment, in not placing
their case into the hands of a specialist,
ing a speciality of certain line of diseases
is more competent than the family phys
clan or general practitioner who tries 10
cover the whole field of Medicine and
Surgery. DR.. J. N. HATHAWAY. of
this city, is a true specialist in his line.
A regular graduate from one of the best
colleges in America, as his diploma shows;
he also has had large experience in leads
ing hospital S and at Hot Springs, Ark.
therefore, if you seek his advice you are
sure of getting the BEST
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-16
Acquitted,

FORT WORTH, April l6.-The jury
in the case of John r. Hardin this
morning brought in verdict of ac-
quittsl. Hardin was tried ON q charge
of being with the railway strikers
who, during the great southwestern
strike in 1856, waylaid train two
miles south of Fort Worth, and at
tackled it, killing Officer Dick Town
send and wounding several others.
He was arrested in Georgia, last fall.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-16
Gas, Electric Light and Power.

We solicit the patronage of the public
for gas, for lighting and cooking purpos-
es. Arc, Incandescent, electric lights and
electric power; estimates for piping
houses, gas stoves, wiring houses for cleo
trio lights, motors, electric power fur
nished promptly by SAN ANTONIO GAS
Co. Telephone PIP. 4-9-1m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-16

A Lumberman's. exchange is to be
built at Houston, the city giving
SS5, 900 and the Lumbermen as much
more.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-16
]. n. HATHAWAY, NJ. D.,
| CURE FITS !

"hen say cure do not mean merely to stop them
ioT atms and then have them return again. mean q
TSGieai cure. have made the disease of FITS EPI.
LkFSf or FALLING SICKNESS lifelong study
warrant my remedy to cure the worst cases Because
others have failed for not now receiving
cure Send at once for treatise and Free BottlsNR
y lniauiole remedy. Give Express and Post ONCE
HI. G. ROOT, VI. C., Is3 Pearl St, n. e,
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David KirkwOOd

David Kirkwood,
Sanitary Engineer and Plumber, q
No. 10 South Alamo street. Modern
sanitary..plumbing q, speciality. Tel
440. 1913 I'm
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DIR. HATHAWAY, Specialist
J. BR0ADF DOT, N. o., Assistant.
Irregular Graduates

LOST MANHOOD and all weakness
OF the sexual organs treated with great
success.
FEMALE DISEASES cured at home
without instruments. Wonderful remedy.
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SKIN DISEASES of all kinds cured
where Others have failed.
UNNATURAL DISCHARGES pro mpt
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On NERVOUS DISEASES. New treat
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Nervous Debility, Exhaustion, ChOrea
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Paralysis, Neuralgia, etc.
z IMYIMETHops.
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2. Thorough examination and careful
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3. That each patient treated gets the
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4. Moderate charges and easy terms of
payment.
Send for Symptom Blank No for Men.
Send for Symptom Blank No. 3 for
Women.
Send for Symptom Blank No. for Skin
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All correspondence answered promptly.
Business strictly confidential. Medicine
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Address or call on
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San Antonio, Texas
Office, 20 and 81 w. Commerce St.. in
Shafer and Braden's new block Cup stairs. J
Office Hours.-9 to IL, 2 to 5 and Z to g.
Sundays 10 to / only.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-16

Handsomely Furnished Rooms
At the "Coryell," 80 North street.
Everything new and clean. 3-l3-lm.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04

There have been some amusing instances
Of the misapplcation Of the word lady,
which custom has decreed 20 mean social
culture instead of its original meaning
loaf giver"
girl waiter IN large hot Il in an east
err city approached a guest with this
query:
"Tlas any other lady taken your ordert"
This was equivalent to the politeness OF
the little girl who surprised the family by
sc3ouncing
Mamma, the swill lady is at the back
door"
There Is a story Of the mistress Of fash
ionable house who, on Icing left without
any servant, answered the door bell and
was confronted by a stout girl, who asked.
Are ye the woman that wanted a lady
to work for yer"
A minister who was very polite changed
a portion Of Scripture to read, Ladies' and
gentlemen created he them;" and a lecturer
who cared more Tor the sweet phrases of
politeness than for the plain statements Of
the truth, ruug this query upon an aston
ished audience az he discoursed on the
characteristics of women:
"Who were the last at the crossi Ladies'
Who we're the FIRST at the sepulcheri La
dies"
But even he was outdone by the exquisite
divine who he concluded marrying a
couple, said calamity;
81 now pronounce you husband aud
lady, Detroit Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04

prove disagreeable or embarrassing, bat,
rather, closes her eyes 70 whatever Der keen
tact tells her you desire to remain unno-
ticed. In her judgments she does not seek
to impress you with her infallibleuess, but
Is quick to add the saving clause. She does
not envy or scorn anothers possessions,
and would not point out the crumpled rose
leaf for the world She makes no boast OF
anything, but does not decry herself in any
way, so that her sweet pride is humility,
and her sweet humility the truest pride.
She is no gossip, though she is not above
taking an interest in the lowliest that cross
her path, and has a womanly sympathy for
every sick and suffering thing She takes
up no fad or hobby 10 the exclusion OF
other duties, but is consistent in all things,
and, without being foolishly conventional,
does not neglect to fulfill the least demand
of her position She is not a religious ia
matte, and has no hell of accommodation
for those not of her way of thinking, but
is in thetruest and best sense noble heart.
ed, Christian woman, than which there is
no better definition Of a lady.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04

There Is a good deal Of talk, said /.
mother, "about helpful daughters / have
got helpful son. He is almost veny one
and quite "a society boy, but in domestic
emergency OF last week he came to my
rescue as perfectly as any practical house
keeper would have done lbal invitations
out fora luncheon 20 some specially formal
friends who were temporarily In town,
when my strong dependence waitress
who had been with noe years, received word
of the dying condition ul her mother. She
had 20 20 at an hour, warming, aud was
In despair could only supply her place
with ana untrial maid, and | felt that the
fate OF my luncheon hung ia the balance
" III You were only Il girl, Iiarry' said
70 my son the morning of the affair l
want trained intelligence In the buffers
pantry today.
"'rm not a girl, it's true he said, but
/ may have some intelligence and such as
10 is You are welcome to IT, Only, mother.
he stipulated, don't you tell one of those
ladies who is in the background
81 promised gladly enough, and the
luncheon was the most successful one
ever gave, Harry superintendent all the
courses, bad plates hot that should be, and
vice versa, auo attended to MI the little de-
tails whose accomplishment makes such
an affair a success or the reverse. want
to tell you of IT, for other mothers with
sons and no daughters may be entertaining
equal angels uulwarcs Her Point Of
View in New York Times
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04
Women and Tobacco.

| have heard men remark complacently
that they were glad their wives did not dis
like tobacco, as they did enjoy a pipe by
their own Preside Their wives would not
deny this statement, but afterward Won
tell me that they Invariably left the room
for a breath of pure air" There are two
sides 10 all questions, and am very sure
II many men fully comprehended the won
ems side Of the tobacco question, the dis
gust and contempt so many OF them feel
for Tobacco worm they would at least
cease to putrify the al, Of their homes and
the floors of the buildings they frequent.
But were men TO ask these selfsame won
en- If tobacco is offensive to them, the reply
would very probably be- ooh, not psrtieu-
larlyW-Mrs. Irene G. Adams
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04

A lady contributor to The National Re
view tells how she took an English girl
aged seventeen, for a tour ON the continent.
She appears TO have done this, partly az
least, to test "the effect Of foreign travel
on young ami untried mind, fresh from
the stimulating power Of a high school
education The result disappointed her.
"SNeet seventeen" enjoyed tllr So. Gothgrd
railway, but, when asked what sine thought
of the Alps, observed tha they didn't
luok soyery high is that your own com
po~Juouf" She inquired, when her mother
quoted Lord Fennysons lines ou Monte
Rosa
Al the 3rcrl, Milan. she wanted 90 know
f u' lhe pictures were hand painted
Whcn CatulWs' villa was pointed ont 60
her. il turned out that she had never heard
Of him AT Venice she liked best The sham
iowulry shops and wished to be told chow
many doees taere were at once To her
mother she wrote. 81 don't like going 70
churches, they feel so moldy inside. And
the sanitary system Of Venice seems very
had, there are no end OF SMELLS In Paris
She had 60 be informed what the Louvre
was. Her companion discovered Rfterward
that the young lady stood high in her
school, being first that term in history,
literature and the Shakespeare class,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04
shouId Women Cry and FaInt2

cannot say agree with French ply
stefan as to the adyisability of women sit
ting down for "a good cry" when every
thing seems to have gone wrong for the
time being, says an English lady writer
This worthy doctor, who evidently believes
that a woman should be treated as help
less being declares that we do ourselves a
great deal Of harm by trying to be brave
and enduring.
A woman, says he, should never try to
bear pain without flinching. In fact, she
should just scream and faint as much as
she likes and then she will surely get bet
ter much sooner than if she silently bore
suffering. And what about our dignity,
NJ lie Medicin? Does it become a British
matron 20 fguratively fall of heap" and
give way TO outbursts of weeping because
her gown does not fit or the parlor maid
has given noticei And could we ever rec
oncile it with our sense of self respect to
scream and kick and promptly give way to
Mysteries directly neuralgia attack came
on or the demon toothache claimed us for
its OWN
No, no; we have our faults, and our
nerves may be but ''puir things" yet
hope and believe that we are mentally bet
ter balanced md physically stronger than
TO require to have good cry on the
slightest proyOcation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04

Put the par Instantly in cold water, or
cover it with moistened baking powder
and then with wet cloth When the skin
Is destroyed the point to be attained is TO
exclude the air Do this by covering the
burn with sweet oil, vaseline, linseed oil,
cream, carron oil, lard, or with -four spread
thickly on linen cloth or on a cotton bat
ting.
An excellent covering for burnt surfaces
Is made by mixing common whiting fused
In kitchens for polishing purposes) with
sweet oil, olive, cotton seed or other oil, OF
even water, into thick paste With this
the burn is carefully covered by means Of
feather, taking care not TO break the
bl'ster, then the whole part is covered with
cotton cloth and kept clean and moist.
Burns OF large size are always danger
Gus, often resulting IN death, and should
receive the careful atteEtion of q skilled
physician Halls journal OF aealth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04
rhe cause o. uomely Neeks.

1.-THE scrawuy nec&s on American
women. said q man dreSsmaker, are due
a. much 10 the high and sight collars
which they have been wearing during the
past six years as 70 anything else The
fashion vas started by the princess Of
Wales. Who has a scar on her neck and it
wss eagerly taken up here. Street gowns
ana Jackets were itted with SIGHT velvet,
cloth or braided collars, aud these pressed
the neck So closely that when women took
therl OF after having been in q fat room
they not lulreQuently found Sheu satu-
rated with perspirayion.
There il no better Way ~ reducing tic
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04
LoNDons WOMEN REPORTERS,
soEae of tae English Females Who Have
Become known by Their Pen.

sonao of tae English Females Who Have
Become known by Their PEN.
One Of the most clever Of the article con
kibutors 10 such papers as the Queen aud
the Lady's Pictorial is Miss de Grasse
Stevens, of New York, whose sister Is mar.
ricd to the member for Southampton, Her
picture, together with n three column nc
count Of her books and her American an
eestry appears ia one OF the weekly papers
The correspondents in London Of some OF
The largest OF provincial papers are also
ladies, and in two instances the wives Of
members Of parliament, whilean occasional
contributor of the heaviest matter in 81
weekly review is said TO be the young
daughter Of an English nobleman, who
can present tie man who seeks her hand
With an income Of 10000 year.
OF the actual women reporters, haze so
Enr only come across about half q dozen.
OF these the most conspicuous perhaps is
Mr. Crawford the heroine Of the famous
Dixie divorce case, She Is a singularly
bright and informed woman, and 10 Is
sald that she wrote the first interview ever
published IN The Pail Nah Gazette
She is sin % pretty and decidedly young
booking woman, and among the successes
NJ her pen are the instructive conver5a-
tsons which she managed 90 obtain from
Canon Farrar. Cardinal Manning, General
Booth and many other men who make IL
heir aim ia life 90 alleviate the troubles Of
che poor Mrs Crawford also receives
regular assignments for all sorts OF odd
work, even To reporting cases In police
courts aud she does her work so Cleycrly
and unobtrusiycly that SHE has made many
warm friends among the very newspaper
men oudest in their protests against the
admi-sion Of feminine reporters 90 their
ranks
Another hard working female reporter IS
Frances Low, sister Of the editor OF The St.
James Gazette She docs not get any work
on her brothers paper, but manages to exc
out living by contributing gossip TO The
Star, The Pail Mall Gazette aud some OF
the smaller wUmeus papers. Although
her signature would suggest English Ma
tionaIiiv She reilly Of Hungarian birth.
~ her father if Hebrew gentleman from
Prague %. lGa name OF Lowe, His chill
aren, long residents i'm England, AugiciZcd
themselyc4 by clipping the "e' from their
name
Strange 81 say, however, one OF the most
bitter writer's against the Russian Jews is
Miss Lows brother, Of The So james
Bhe is a young looking woman, with the
blaC eyes and sharp features OF a daugh.
ter Of Israel and she may be often seer
working out her notes In one Of the many
aerated bread shops which abound In Lon
don.
The most prominent, however, of Lon
don women reporters Is M1rie Belloc,
round little TAT dumping OF awoman, who
can bp sgCu trBtTiuu an fleet street and tbc
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04

car in-re we're four children with them
the oldest about six years. The wife had
on, ~ Sddition TO the plush cloak, rusty
olack hat ana gray veil The children
were dressed beautifuip. Row they loved
hefi One little fellow came bao~ to kiss
her about unce in five minutes, II was,
"Oh, mamma, isn't that loyely?' and How
long viii it be before we are there,
mammal" and Are you glad we are
going" and Dear mamma" She gave
them some fruit. They would not eat it
until mamma had bite"
The father was radiant and dignifled and
grand He never got kiss, nor bite, -
nor a glance from those four children. He
paid their fare and looked out Of the win
dow. He had his fine clothes, but the
mother was rich in all the love that could
ill little hearts Teresa Dean in Chicago
Herald
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04

The general plan employed in disinfec
ton of the ATMOSPHERE, together with the
surroundings in the room, is by means OF
sulphurous acid gas, secured by the com
husJion Of phur The sulphur, in pow
der or small agments, is placed in a shall
low iron pan about three pounds for each
1000 cubic feet OF air space) which, after
being moisteaed with alcohol is iguited
all measures for thorough closing Of every
aperture in the room having been pre-
yiously takeu
In order To guard against fire it is ad
yised that the pan should be set upon q
couple Of bricks in tub partly filled with
water After the room has been thor,
oughly fumigated the walls should then be
washed with a disinfecting solution, such
as that referred to for use in immersiug
clothes previously to their being boiled
Herald Of nealth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04

An Infusion of meadowsweet flowers
drank freely improves the comp'.. ion and
clears the blood of scrofulous 49, The
rule for making infu-jous is ten times
as much boiling water as of the herb
poured on the latter in a tight closed Jar,
boiled two or three minutes, then allowed
to stand where it will keep hot for two
hours, Four to eight tablespoonfuls is a
dose, which may be taken three to six times
a day
White willow is an old remedy in fevers,
long used in Europe and still largely pre-.
scribed by the hakims or doctors Of India
aud Afghanistan. The juice of the fresh
willow leaves largely diluted is preferred
to quinine forintcrmiJteut fevers, as it has
less irritating effect. The sap of the vii
low gathered oy Sitting the bark when the
tree is in flower isuu old cosmetic aud good
TO cure reducss of eyes and dim sight
Shirley Dare in New York Herald.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04

The best receipt ever given for lady's
dress may be found in the work Of Tertul-
liam. He says: Let simplicity be your
white, chastity your yermillion; dress your
eyebrows with modesty, and your lips with
reservedness let instruction be your ear
rings, and ruby cross the front pin in
your head; submission to your husband
your best ornament Employ your hands
In housewifely duties. aud keep your feet
within your own doors. Let your garments
be of the silk Of probity, the Gue linen Of
saucuty and the purple Of chastity"