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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-22

Still on the Up Grade.

SAN ANTONIO has made more
~ substantial Improvements dur
ing the past year than any other
city in the state, and more than any
city of her size in the country.
These improvements are of the
most substantial character, and not
only add greatly to her appearance,
but indicate the modern nature of
the additions that are being made
to her buildings, streets, means of
communications and pleasure facil-
tiles. Their volume is somewhat
realized when it is noted that thew
have added a million and a half
annually to the taxable values of
the city for the past three years
also, that the buildings under con-
tract and contemplated for the next
twelve months will reach total of
nearly three million dollars. All
the city additions are rapidly build
ing up and every dwelling that is
constructed is occupied as soon as
completed, showing that the city is
constantly charging the volume of
its population and that the charac-
ter of this increase is such as to
make substantial enlargement i'll
the residence portion of the town a
necessity. This growth in the
suburbs is complemented by a
steady growth in the business CELL
tiers, where new buildings are con-
stantly being erected only to find
occupants as soon as the builders
are through with their work. The
enlargement of the school accom-
modations of the city have been
constant, but these do not keep
pace with the demand, this also
demonstrating that the increase in
population is not transient but per-
manent. All these signs of devel-
oping numbers and trade and pub
lie Improvement multiply from
month to month, and the year so
soon to be ushcred in is more
bright with promise for advance
than any of its predecessors.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-22
A Beautiful City.

-! up with San Antonio for
pretty and attractive. There
are other cities with a bOlder
sweep of horizon; with a more
broken view; with a water
front that is denied this city;
or with some one attraction
that she does not possess, but
when everything is considered
San Antonio takes the palm
in the judgment of the visitor
who is really qualified by
travel and observation to
speak authoritatively on the
subject. Dropped down in
the lap of one of the most de
lightful valleys in the world,
the roundly swelling hills en-
circle her on every side. The
well watered vale is embow-
cred in shade, and the crystal
waters of the river thread
their serpentine way through
the city at their own sweet
will. Rushing over rocks in
beautiful cascades, swiftly
sweeping around some sharp
curve, leisurely gliding along
the level turf of some velvet
bank, doubling on its track for
the mystihcation of the be-
holder unacquainted with its
vagaries. it presents under an
infinite variety of aspect an
infinite variety of attractions.
From the ampithcater of hills
that surround the sylvan city
it fairly hides itself in shade,
and no adequate idea of its
extent iS obtained until 2 view
is taken from the roof of some
central structure, when the
true proportions Of the city
are seen for the first time.
From this central vantage
ground, as also from the out
lying heights, the view with
out is in delightful contrast to
that within. Long reaches OF
country, with their back
grounds of hill rising higher
and higher as they recede, are
seen on the west and north,
while to the south the valley
opens to the gulf and gives
promise of illimitabic distance
in that direction. There is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
ne~5Sas'/ 7xsfBsfGTte'

In The centre o, the amphl''7l're will stand great
Christmas tree, Nfty feet IN height This ALI contain
hundreds Of electric lgt, IN the form Of owls. eagles
and other birds There viii also be- revolving whco.~
with flashing devices In changing color. The Edison
Company's electricians have arranged ~" effects
Dolls Of various land, ana other to,s will also adorn
the tree. About II viii b" a circular stand at which
pretty girl, viii sell various articles.
The Ola Gunri band will give two promenade con
cert, daily ut and J.. Tuesday viii -" post
onice clcrlI,' night. all Of them being admitted free
with tho women who accompany them. fircmrn. II
I'm uniform and their families will BE- admitted free
Wednesday evening. aud policemen on Thur,day.
The booths will De I'm charge Of variou, firms and Of
certain charitable Institutions. The Mutual Ala As
ISOLATION will receive percentage of the receipts
each place. and not more than stand will rep
resent each line Of business. The women interested In
the %cw Amsterdam Eye and Ear Hospital viii sell
fancy goods az booth Among those who will *.
change pretty articles. accompanied bv smile. for
cash viii lie Mr., f.. l.. Mcyrowitz. Mrs. !. f. Chld,
Miss Medina. Mr. II. G. Mylcs. Miss McComb, Mrs r..
u. OConnOr. Miss O'Connor Mr.. II. Il. IAidaw. Mi,
Laidlaw, Mrs. Van Ar-dale, Miss Stevens aud Mrs.
David Jackson.
The Madison Avenue Exchange for Womens Work
will have n booth. 10 be- IN charge Of Mrs Hooper c.
Van Worst. Mrs.. H. .. Armour Mrs Frank Dugro Mrs.
J. Hood Wright. Mr.. J. Hun browning and Others,
AT the shop OF the Italian Home and Hospital. some
10 sell goods 10 all A. the st. Marks Hospital booth
Will be Mrs. Mtcndorf Mrs CarriIucs Mrs Krlcg.
Mrs. Ruppcnan Mrs. Weber Mrs. Kllclcll and corp,
Of msldens
Tcllo j. d'Apcry the youthful founder Of the sunny
Hour Barefoot Mission. will earn money at one booth
Tor the Christmas tree fund OF the Institution. Mrs.
H. NJ. Stout Nel,on. Mrs. RO,,itrr. Mrs Powers. Mrs
Carroll. Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Mrs DoIi Mrs H.
II LYMAN and nlNty other, viii oiiciar a, salr,woincn
Iello wishes to give shoes and other present, 10 900
poor children IN the holidays
The Free kind"rgari"n society will have Il shop and
50 viii the Daughters Of "a" lrttcr.carricrs. Mr.
Daniels. formerly Jf GOupl co.. hu, volunteered Ia
take charge OF the art department. The flower sinnl
vii bc II handsome one. tn" Casino l. 10 send "A rep
rcscntatiOn In wax Of scene from The Fencing
Master Downstairs there will be- big archery con
test for women Handsome prizes ARE offered for the
successful
The lettcr-caTiers' fUancc committee Of whicl.
william III. Dubois i chairman will have charge of thc
receipts. Mr.: d" flccc Is not concerned with that
part Oi the lair ON saturday evening the floats will
b" sold, the proceeds 10 the Columbian Celebration
Committee
The first two postoiicrs Of this city Will be repro
duc,d. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
10 Patriotic CITIZEN COULD sriyD IT.

o,T,,pt food - he urged a. no ouhlod o,oDc hos,d.
'""' '''"' Nv "'"-" IL III '"'l'u MONK ucSiue
avon h..r
, ., ,u ,
INV" u > i"" VI i've sH"" C"'ul'h All slarNlhG'
suggested the reporter.
No 'taInt"
.-,., ,,I,. ,.., tai. o., , ., - ,
~ "'i'' ,''N"'-'.." ior 'Wo m"h'h'' no uoc'
tor ana no medicine. Want dime TO get BOTH"
M 'alnt'
49,, :,
""'t ! IT, '"'" h'h'u '"' reporter. LOOKING
with curiosity nj the small and dilapdated ind
viirul b,,ld, him
'' ~ '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
TRYING TO SJgTNDLE THE SHOWuty.

1T Is curiOus,' remarked "TOdyn Hamilton the
well known press agent Of Inrnum and Uailcy's
greatest show on EARTH 10 what trouble men and
women. too will go 10 try 10 get the Le,er of the
Snowman We have regular rule that all children
under nine years old can come In for hall price %
cents and YOU would be surprised 10 see what labor
especially the country farmer will undergo inst 10 ec,
the better Of the dOOrman. on the hottest day I'm
summer these people VIII take fourteen wear old
chd up In their arms and carry II II IL were baby
for at least quarter OF "A mile Not long aga a man
came painting and dripping with Precipitation with n
Young woman whom he tried TO palm or n, II child
aneIward learned that she was the mnn,s wife
lhry s'ldom pass inc BhX,ycd dOor-kcrper. but when
one who has done, the Snowman. and the neAt wear
er" VIII be d0nbe crop % these irving 10 ualn
on only too papabc frnud. Few strc"od tn" tn.
extra quarter Is generally charged. always maid win
slight reluctance. and the heated farmer f. Utte m.
worse for his trouble" ''"' NV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27

The Greeks and Romans and even earlier peoples
recognized the planets distinct from the stars ana
developed a highly scientific astronomy on ue AS
sumption that the earth was at the centre OF all
Comets and meteors WERE however. olHerehuy
chased down TO the time OF TychO Brahe. ana were
regarded being OF earthly origin, the MANIFESTATIONS
OF some mysterious terrestrial force. Comets were
usually held in dread, as they were supposed ~
foreshadow some great National calamity snch az
the death OF princes or the overthrow Of government
shooting stars, being much more familiar PHENOMENA
were not feared. They were regarded with more OF
less superstition however. In various lands ana were
supposed to bring good evil luck according IS 'hey
appeared on the right hand or on the left In early
writers ther. ,s mention made Of them and also OF
stones which fell 10 the earth Indeed, 1t has been
assumed by some writers that all the iron used by
the Greeks was OF meteoric origin. Tue mass OF
iron which Achilles offered as prize at the mineral
games of the Patroclus which had been taken as booty
from the palace of Elton, is described by Homer
sself-fused,n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
COMETS AND METEORS.
SOMETHING ABOUT STAR GAZING

PHENOMENA WHICH PEOPLE MAY SEE IN THE
HEAvENs-AST PROBLEMS.
Shooting stars have excited Interest. wondermeni
and delight In the human mind since earliest times
Man is gazer by nature. and though all are not
Quickly imaginative. few view the great vault OF
heaven with It's beautiful yet awful phenomena
without a thrill OF emotion. There is something
about it-ths sweeping OF the infnites-that Ia
overp0wertng and humbling Man, the proud lord
OF the earth only realizes what an Insignificant part
OF creation he Is when he stands out under the stars
on a clear night. Then he does not match MS
powers with those OF the beasts OF the field. or The
ordinary manifestations OF nature nor even does ne
compare them with the enormous force OF The earth
He Is In the presence a universe. the extent OF
which his mind is not able 10 grasp. The distance
10 the nearest star-he cannot think It. But he can
think about II and can gain from II inspiration ana
wisdom The fixed stars early learned named
and gathered into groups.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27

concert which promises 10 have extraordinary
musical charm. and will surely lc Of tbc greatest in
t"r"s' from an chronological point II view. Will be
given IN the Music Han on The evening of December
10. Nine. IneG. n Russian cOniTalto. but recently
arrived from London. will conduct performances u
series ~ Ru.sun Folk -oig,. which Will De- sung
hy a Russian choir which she has herself trained.
The singers viii appear I'm their national costumes.
not Ia The gorgeous trapping, which sometimes
seen. but In the simple. Vet picturesque. garments
worn rs The Russian village folk 10 whom The music
10 h. performed I'm native. The Folk sonS % Russia
have been said by high authority to D. the most benz
unll of any In the world a few artistic songs
copied after them have been hearl I'm orr concert
rooms, and with their spirit arr familiar from the
drcumstanc" that the Russian symphony composers
have shown strong hiking for them that they
have made frequent ~ them IN their works, But
the iutcrsl in the songs I, not confined Ia their
melodies. II extends itself also the methods Of
performance. particularly the hamonl1ailon. which
Is unique. The Russian Irasantry rule
extremely musical. With a knowl,1gc only Of the
fundamental chords they improvisc parts in which
imitation pnys aO imortant role. II Is only Of
late Years Tint investigators have paid any attention
10 tn, feature Of The national music II Kussn.
and appreciated how much its essence
depends upon reproduction Of these harmonic vuri-
atlons If the melody. Madame Liners plan is 10
have tie music sung exactly n It may BE- heard in
the Villages Of Russia In which the musical taste OF
the people has not been modified by operate and
other =, rformanccs Of artistic music Her programme
contains song, both for Great Russia ana the hraine.
cnch portion Of The mighty empire contributing n set
OF II, most Characteristic songs. These agMln Will
reflect tn customs and sentiments OF the people.
Thu there VIII be dance songs social songs. r." rrlt
sOag, and historical sOng,. Finally 10 show the re-
luton.hip between these FOLK songs and the artistic
music which h, grown up I'm Russia "A portion OF the
programme will ~ dcvOtei 10 the music OF the
GrrcI Church IN Russia and excerpts from operas by
1so haikOwshy, Ghnka. DargOnigsky and MOlsSorgsly
Mr.. krhbi"l has consented T. introduce th, concert
with discourse on Russian Folk music and 10 make
explanatory COmmeniS on The ih..y nrn sliv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27

at this house will appear again and will present new
iarce-comedy entitled A society Fad
AT the Fourteenth street Theatre this week the
already familiar farce ".iint Brldgets Baby' viii b.
performed aGuin by George Monroe and his COMPANY.
This combination will remain FOR only one veeA and
II wi / De followed by william Iaworths play The
Ensign.
continue 20 b. the attractive feature OF the enter
taament while there many Others that clam atlen
ton The house seems 10 have made place for Itself
and 20 have become established in favor.
The programme al Roster ana Bias this week d
made lp almost entirely Of French vaudeville spec
Ialrs The quartet ~ French dancers. Miles Chlf
d. Lune. srrpoiette. Toilette and Mset,e, from tie
tYn nm a. S. 'vbicb IL entr"y new 10 American
audiences the Eduardos the grotesque cancers, VIII
appear for IN" ilrSi time I'm new act enutifn ne
>Oir.e chez L. Colonel" VI gnt Nine Berit VIII nro.
ducc new songs and pantomnic features. Whle harls
Nanonfs tSo new songs. La tahunicre Moae. ama
~Cce,ne.7 seem 10 have caught The popular ahe ,i
shepard and the two operettaS Blucbeard' and Ias
Rendezvous" with Fred solomon In the casts 81 BON.
An excellent programme has been arranged 70, H., Ias
concert 10 night al which Marie Naiohl " ana M.r.
Berat Wood and >hepari. William Jcmme. katherine
il. Howe and the BISON City quartet will appear.
The concert tonigh AT the broadway Theatre Is ~
usual under the mana, cement Of George ": Floyd.
SIM n, H. los, :" the man with the phenomenal
voice Rlvmon Moore and John Coleman are also
10 appear and Barney Reynolds VIII ave ms ,ein'n
rrclauons. MIS- Flora Ftnayson OF me % Int
Ia,sar is 10 give her sprclatles and Miss Jessie Nars
Miss Kate Quinn and the Tuxedo Quartet VIII apps;a ,s
Russell to play The part Of Niobe in Peaceful ysles
Rudolph Aronson has just received nom r,us NJ ~
derSon London costume sketches ana model' OF We
scenes and stage settings for the new comic opera TOW
nearly completed entitled The Rainmakers o. VIE,
The hbrctto is by sydney Rosenfed and the music Oy
Mr.. AronSon. a, . y,
Frederick Warle and Louis James are said 20 us
doing an excellent business the road. Their roper
torv Includes "Othello" Julius Caesar. 50 trinres
90 da Rlminl~ and Henry Guy Cartoons The hon'
Mouth" ,.., 4.
A. f. Uartr will erect I'm Cleveland theatre ~
place Of rs Euclid Avenue Opera House. recenuy w.
Stroyed by fire. which viii cost siO0,HS ne un ~
that II will be the finest In America. II VIZ "
opened next October by his Friends" company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27

Several physicians in Fordham wrote 10 The he"' =,
Board yesterday. saying that they had reporter on
cases OF dphtherin coming their notice and den!s
that there epidemic OF that disease In founa''
DR.. Dillingham;. Of the Bureau OF Contagious Discuss
said that there had been only twenty-ohe repyh' ~
CAGES Of dluhthera in That mart OF the city north 0!
One hundred and fifty lfth-st since November ], az"
several ~ those In West Farms ahr 49,"
kngsbidgc. There have been only three deaths ~" ys
dphthera In the district during two months. InAJd
period there has been no reported case OF PSs
fever In the district DR.. Dilngham's report sno
that contagious dsca 'es decreasing IN the u"
last week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27

Postmaster Van Colt is expected 10 open the iilr
lie will be- introduced Nv a. H. de Fr"ce. the director
general and will say only few words. A thousand
uniformed ettcr-carr1crs Ia be present. They mr."
10 meet In Madison square and TO march into III" build
ing headed by the Old Guard band. The scene inside
promise, TO be OF great 'pendor Scattered about the
floor will BE- The finest floats 81 The night pageant o
the Columbus celebration. These have been decorated
anew and will be beautifully Illuminated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
THE LOU DEATH-RITE CONTINUES.

THE CITY IN COMPARATIVELY HEALTHY 'oN'
DITION-DR TRACY'S STATEMENT.
The comparatively low mortality In tho CITY ".
tnucd last week. when the death rate ran down -,
1895. Certificates Of deaths TO the NUMBER oi 49,
were filed at the Bureau OF Vital statistics i"1'
number was four less than the number OF dea'us "
corded I'm the previous week. Deaths from '''o-'
In both weeks are shown In the statement W
pared 10y Dr. r. : Tracy. Of the Health Department
Estimated population, November 20, l,s5SSl.a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
SONS or THE REVOLUTIOy TO MET

Tho annual meeting OF the Society OF Sons NJ IN.
Revolution. New York. will BE- held nj Fraunce's
Tavern. Broad and Pearl sts.. saturday December 2
at noon. Tie reports Of James Mortimer Mont.
gomery, secretary. and Arthur ~ Hatch Treasurer
will be read. and refreshments will be- served About
zoo members are expected To be present The an.
nnal election Of officers Will be held early In me
noon. ' " wv "''''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
THE, POSTAL FAIR OPENING.
A RIG SPECTACLE IN MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN.
ru,, rosrorr1cr MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION TO

,,.r, pocTOFFtCE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION ~
RE- BENETTED-SOME OF THE BOOTHS
The nest spectacle to be given al 'ne '''ro''
Square Garden is the fair In ala OF 'he
Mutual Aid Association. which opens to-mofTo" n'E'
w., Vol, hos had some big entertainments Of thiS
b,,a and This next one must be notable one II II
Rooms nm the standard already set. The manas''S'
however. are confident that the huGhest eXpc"llohS
Of the public will be realized in the fair 1he' nave
long hecn at work and have the advantage |" Nv
gained by past xpcrcnccs in the same lin" OF eh"'avor
They promise mary novel features aud some adm'raoe
forms OF old ones
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27

Leave New York 80 p m. daily, reach Cn,Sss cS
D. m. next day, by New.York Central. LUXURY
service. No extra fare.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-03
Little Known of Birds.

1t is perhaps little hard on birds to
bracket them with lower animals general
ly. Considering it's size, sparrow has a
very highly developed nervous system
Birds have never been given credit for the
amount of brains which they really possess.
Because they do not know how to fetch and
carry like dogs, o. play with each others
tails like monkeys, or run after piece of
string around the room like a cat, they are
voted slow of comprehension.
This however, is to look at the question
from a human point of view altogether
The fact is that we know less of birds than
of any other creatures. They often live
quite close to US; Jhey spend all their days
in a cage within yard of our armchairs,
and yet they and we are almost complete
strangers. We never get at their inner life
and they probably never get at ours, or
they would trust us more. Still within
its feathered breast stirs a history uneX-
pressed" and mankind has not yet learned
enough of bird language to comprehend
the meaning of chirps and thrills and war
bles. London Telegraph.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-03
The soporifc Effect of Lettuce.

1t appears that the properties popularity
attributed to lettuce Cts soporific effects
were known to the Greeks are due to
hyoscyamine. NJ. I. S. Dymond, in a
paper read before The Chemical society, eX,
planned that the Il ydriatic (dilation of the
pupil of the eye) action of an extract of
lettuce was suspected of being due to an
alkaloid, and after treating in the usual
way with chloroform he obtained crystals
i'll the form of silky needles, having the
same melting point and other properties as
hyoscyamine, the mydriatic alkaloid
known to exist in Delladonna. henbane and
other plants belonging to the solanaceR.
The lettuce Qactuca), however, belongs
to the composite, and probably Mir. by
mond is the first To discover hyoscyamine
or any other alks loid of the mydriatic
group in plant not belonging to the so
lanacea. English Mechanic
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-03
EtbIcaI Facts and Figures.

,.L the Bible contains 1866, $50 letters, $40,
~. w. words. %.l'G verses, l,lS9 chapters and
d '.'''. he longest chapter is the 10th
,'... lne shortest and middle chapter
~. 81. ..'h Psalm. The middle verse is the
.,. o.. inc 18th Psalm The longest name
.'. s.h chapter of Isaiah. The word
occurs 1861 times, the word Lord
49, '.'-' .i'.'N The 37th chapter of Isaiah
l. -"r .'h chapter of the second book of
1 ',,''-z are alike. The longest verse is the
~. ID. .He e,h chapter of Esther the short
~ ','-. is the @5th of the llth chapter of
'14a lu the 2lst verse of the nth rbantrr
.. tlTt '- all the alphabet but ii" The
I..' o.. '''a is not once mentioned in the
.... 10. ether or III SOlomou's Song. says
w w -u-L. Ledger
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-03
Eor over FlrrY Year,

yrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used by millions of mothers for
their children while teething. If dis
burbed at night and broken of your res
oY sick child suffering and crying with
pain of cutting teeth sepd at once and get
bottle of Mrs. WiDslow's Soothing
Syrup" for children teethlng. 1t will re-
lieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
Dep nd upon it, mothers. there's no mis-
take about it. 1t cures diarrhoea, regu-
lstes the stomach and bowels, cures wind
collie, softens the gums. reduces infam una
ton and gives tone and energy to the
whole system, Mrs Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for children teetbing is pleasant
to the taste and is the prescription of one
of the Oldest and best female physicians
and nurses in the United States Sold BY
sil druggists throughout the world. Price
twenty-five cents bottle. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-03
The Three Cardinal Mnnninrs.

There are at least three Cardinal Man
NUS TO remember, according to The Pail
'.'. budget. There is the Cardinal Man
T vi, Us he appears TO men of the world, to
',Y-e'laut statesmen and to the great out
sue public to whom he is but a name
,1'l Is the first cardinal Then there is
5 C, second cardinal as he appears to the
g,"'AoHe> the cardinal archbishop of
Westminster the prince of the church and
!. preventative Of the holy see. And, lastly.
,"s'e Us the Cardinal Manning as he was
H"'"a to each Of the thousand sufferers
M-'". DE nomiarted friends whom he
l...'.'e.r. aud acquaintances to whom he
s s".N"d never failing courtesy and con