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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04
1T is FINE.
The City Book Beer, on tap today.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, APRIL l,
1892. Sealed proposals, in triplcate,
will be received here until IL o'clock,
then opened. for transportation of Military
Supplies on following described routes,
in Department of Texas, during fiscal
year commencing JULY I, 1892; Wagon
Transportation, No. Between Pena
and Fort Ringgold, Texas; No. BE
tween SpOfford Junction and Fort Clark,
Texas. River Transportation, No. g.
Between Forts Brown and Ringgold,
Texas. Local Transportation, No. A
At San Antonio, Texas: No. Sat
Brownsville, Texas. All information
will be furnished on application to this
Office. The United States reserves the
right to reject any or all proposals. En-
velopeS containing proposals should be
marked: Proposals for Transportation
on Route No. =" and addressed 20 G.
b. DANDY, Deputy Quartermaster
General, U. S. A., Chief Quartermaster.
"A 4t292t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04
A Youngsters Sport with a Musket.


How many of us can remember our first
shot at camel | was slightly built and
ten or eleven years of age when | discov-
cred that a flock of ducks frequented the
creek. | resurrected the old family flint
lock musket, which family tradition said
had seen service in the war of the Revolu-
ton and had been used in the war of 1872
in the endeavor to repel the British when
Buffalo was burned. The flint was gone.
l searched the field where had seen flint
arrowheads and found one, out of which
manufactured passable flint for the old
gun. l obtained some blasting powder
from a neighbor and crushed it fine. For
shot cut some pieces of lead to a suitable
size; wadded the powder and shot firmly
with tow.
Proceeded to the creek, crawling through
the short brush as only boy or rabbit can
do, trailing the old musket, which was SC
heavy could barely with the exercise OF
much will power bring it to my shoulder
Arriving near the point where believed
the ducks were located, carefully raised
my head above the brush. The ducks
rose. | brought the old gun to my shoulde,
and pulled the trigger The old musket
went off and so did head over heels, see.
ing stars the names of which Inever knew.
y picked myself up with bruised and a
bloody nose, and the old musket good fol
further service, and-five ducks!
Stars, bruises and bloody nose were for.
gotten. Gloryl | guess huzzaed. And
was not the hunter of hunters among INV
mates, of whom there were many? over
half a century has passed since | made that
Ehot.-Forest and Stream.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04
LIQUOR, OPIUM AND TOBACCO
HABITS CURED.

If you desire to be cured of the
liquor. opium or tobacco habit you
can call at 402 East Houston street,
rooms /, and and consult with
DR.. H. D. Bsrnitz, medical adviser,
or F Kuhn, secretary to the DR.. r..
NJ. Harrison. Institute for the cure
of such habits, where the best OF
references will be given of citizens OF
this city who have taken this treat
ment and will gladly testify rs to the
wonderful cures it has made in their
cases. Aft
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04
What the Photographer Says.

There are no more photographs these
days." said a fashionable Broadway maker
the other day as the talk turned to posing
before the camera.
"Why nots'
vanity, first; style, second; vanity,
third"
"Then woman does not care for a like
ness"
"She does-sometimes, but not often; not
when she is going to give the card to the
man from whom she expects proposal, OF
to any stylish relations, or, indeed, when
she is intending it for her own parloi
table"
You make a speciality of women's
work."
Il do. And assure you, in confidence,
Of course, that you would be thunder.
struck if you could notice the difference
between the real physical characteristics
of the customer who goes in and the fin.
ished product as we place it on the counter
for her in a few days, ready for some pur.
pose of society"
But how about the mem"
Il am glad you spoke of it. Do not think
the women are alone. They are vain, I'll
admit, but it is my impression that the
male customers are even more fastidious.
A man is a hard critter to suit, even at
best. He will stand, and expects about
twice as much hattery as a woman, bless
her dear soul"
"You would rather shoot a woman.
them"
by all odds. Give me the woman Gus.
toner, with all her vanities and foibles.
for she is much easier to suit, provided, al.
ways, we fiatter her trihe But the men
are not satisfied even with wholesale fat.
terry. Vanity has thus killed our art"
Killed by vanityp"
"Yes, dead as a door nail. New York
Recorder.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04
The Daily Eight.
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1892.
How to Write Boy's stssy.

Twas talking recently with a writer of
serial stories whose name is on almost
every boys lips, and asked him the secret
Of writing a good juvenile.
"'Good healthy, stirring action-plenty of
it-spiced with romance and told in racy,
breezy style There is the whole thing in
a nutshell" said he. by long experience
have gathered pretty correct ideas as to
what boys want, and rarely fail to take
hold of them now. / owe everything TO
the editors of various boys periodicals,
with whom l became acquainted early in
my literary career. They told me what
was wanted, and the success ! have OBJ
tanned proves the. truth of their ideas.
"For a good boys serial you must have
. strong incident to begin with. This
must be completely treated in the first in
stallment, and then you must make that
lead on to the main plot in such way as
TO draw the interest of a boy into reading
further. OF course you have to end your
installments at interesting points-these
tyrants of editors, demand that. Then the
structure of your story ought to be as fol-
lows: You ought to have your main plot
deeply interesting, with touch of mys-
stery in Trimming through the whole
and growing in intensity so as to make a
fine climax at the end; then each install
ment ought to have a strong incident,
bearing on and eomplicating the main
plot, while it serves the other purpose of
enlisting the readers interest, no matter
what number of the story paper he may
pick up. When isay incident l mean al
ways an incident of action. Boys don't
mind character study, but your heroes
must reveal their characters in action, not
by talking, Boys are as quick as Older
readers in detecting buncombe or bombast.
They want a hero, but he must prove him.
self such by brave, honest endeavor, not
by preaching."-Cor. Brooklyn Standard.
Union.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04
SCREENS

In hundreds of shapes. Our
facilities for buying FANS
and Japanese Goods of all
kinds are so improved this,
season that we are able to
offer such goods to the trade
at prices at about 20 per cent.
less than previous seasons,
which means about 40 per
cent. less than other houses
sell the same goods for.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04

North America alone will soon have 100
100000 of English speaking people, while
there are 100000 in Great Britain and
Ireland. In South Africa and India also
the language is vastly extending.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04

The fact that at Sheffield no orders for
table cutlery or knife blades have been re-
ceived from this country for some time
shows the wonderful progress we have
made in that industry.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04

PACKED AND SHIPPED
BY Olsen & Wake, 322 E. Houston
street. Next Maverick hotel. 80
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04

Nearly all the small silver coins of Cuba
have holes in them The holes serve to
keep the coins in that country, as they do
not affect their changeable value there.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04

40 DOZEN MORE THIS WEEK.
Ladies real cambria chemise, draw
ers and shirts, lace and embroidery
trimmed, actually worth $780,. only
75c. 423t JOSKE BROS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04
IN NOVELTIES.

IN NOVELTIES. q,
We show the latest and best de-
sign of combination folding beds,
wardrobes and book cases.
3l2tf l.. P. PECK & Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04

REMARKABLE VALUE
Ladies' real Cambria Chemise,
Drawers, Skirts and Gowns, Lace
,em broidery trimmed, remarkable
value 1t SIPS. This weeks price CSC.
423t JosKE BROS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04
BEATS THE TRUNK,

You can get good servicable
wardrobe from us for 81 So
3l2tf l.. P. PECK & Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-04
so DOZEN

Gents fine linen Handkerchief in
plain and fancy borders at 25 cents.
4-2-3t JOSKE Bros.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02
Dallas Business Notes.

Special to the Gazette
DALLAS, TEX, March 1.-The Texas state
fair and Dallas exposition grounds were
sold to-day at 3 o'clock on second mortgage
bonds of $50, 200 to Mr.. r Jyal a. Ferris for
5000. E. NJ. Reardon, trustee, made the
sale 1t was understood that they did NOT
cover Sanboru's blooded stock stables or
the Dallas driving clubs building.
REAL ESTATE SALES.
To-day has been great sale of real estate
at the courthouse door in this city, among
other property sold being the Oriental
hotel At ? p. m. with only a small crowd
gathered around, and when offered for sale
was bid in by Mr.. Herman A. Haeussler of
st. LOUIS, attorney for the ten original
bondholders whose interest is $3.50, 600 1t
was bid in at 100000. 1t is said that by
this sale small stockholders, representing
about SlS0,000 are barred or ''froze'' out. It
is also said there are something over $780,
600 in mechanics and other liens which will
now be paid off by the original stoclIhold-
ers. When the property was knocked
down to him Mr.. Haeussler Immediately re-
paired to the collectors and paid the taxes,
which amounted to something over $500.
Mr.. Haeussler stated that the men he
represents have plenty of money and can
afford to let the house remain closed or run
it for the public even at loss as they may
choose, but most likely it will be furnished
and opened, and in time put on a plying
basis.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02

its marble; Quincy upon its granite:
Birmingham upon its iron; who can fors-
tell the future of Llanol'
William L. JOY, president of the Sioux
National Bank of Sioux City, of Iowa, after
a careful inspection. said: "There is mora
undeveloped wealth within twenty miles Of
the city of Llano than the entire assessed
valuation of the state of Texas at the pres
ent time"
VIM. H Edmonds, editor of the Mann
facturers' Record of Baltimore, Md, after
spending several days in this region, said.
''Llano county. all told, does not cover
COO, 0O0 acres, and yet in two or three years
time, one-tenth of this area could be made
to yield more freight for the railroads OF
Texas than all of the 8, 1892, S25 acres Of corn,
cotton and wheat. F"
Again Mr.. Edmonds says:
''These facts concerning the mineral re-
sources of Llano county that have been
briefly and somewhat roughly sketched, do
not call for argument in their behalf.
They speak for themselves, and what they
show is valuable Indication Of the future
that lies before that amazingly rich region
of Iron ore"
The following are results OF some analy-
ses Of samples from the different parts Of
the district made by the Carnegie Bros, Of
Pittsburg; Davenport Fisher of Milwau-
kee; the North Chicago Rolling Mill and
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02
Tho Fort worth and Denver.

As announced in The GAZETTE yesterday,
the directors and stockholders of the Fort
Worth and Denver City road held its an
nual meeting at the general offices in this
city yesterday The following directory
was elected: Morgan Jones, G. NJ. Dodge.
J. P. Smith, G. 2. Meade, w. T. Walters,
J. NJ. Brown, Fred L. Ames, E. W. Taylor,
Sidney Dillon. Following are the officers:
Morgan Jones, president; G. NJ. Dodge,
vice-president; S. H. II. Clark, second
vice-president; W. A. Ross. secretary; j.
G. Jones, treasurer; j. G. Harris, financial
agent. Boston; Edward Garfield, register
of bonds, New York
FoRTswORTH AND DENVER TERMINAL.
The directors and stockholders of the
Fort Worth and Denver City terminal rail
way met IN regular annual session yester-
day, as stated in The GAZETTE, and the
following officers and directors were elected
for the ensuing year: Directors-Morgan
Jones, E. w. Taylor. J. P. Smith, X. NJ.
VanZandt. G. NJ. Dodge, Fred L. Ames,
Sidney Dillon. Officers-Morgan Jones,
president; G. NJ Dodge, vice-presiGent; S.
n. Il. Clark, second vice PRESIDENT W. A
Ross, secretary; 2. W. Taylor, treasurer.
President Morgan Jones made his annual
reports of the two lines to December 81,
which showed a large increase in the gross
earnings, but decrease in the net.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02

"a comparison of the results will show
at glance and without further comment
the standard and average quality OF ths
ores.
1t is unnecessary to multiply examples
further For all purposes of comparison
those that are here presented viii amply
suffice An examination of the analyses
here given, of the authenticity Of which
there can be no doubt, shows:
l, That the Llano county ores are richer
in metallic iron than those of any Of the
Lake Superior regions, the famous Corn
wall ore bank, or the Santiago de CUBA
mines.
q That the percentage Of phosphorus
is exceedingly small, and so far below the
Bessemer limit as TO establish beyond doubt
the utility of the ores for steel-making by
the ordinary or acid process.
g. That the value of the Llano county
ores is enhanced by the notable absence OF
sulphur in their composition.
T. That the element of silica enters into
the composition of the ores only in very
low percentage, which would in no visa
prove detrimental in iron or steel making
An auction sale of lots will be held during
the month of April, to which all are invited
In the meantime we solicitit an inspection
of the resources upon which we shall surely
build city. We especially invite the az
tention OF the homeseeker and the business
and professional man looking for a more
profitable field, promising them active CO.
operation and liberal treatment.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02
LOCATION.

LLANO County is situated in the noun
famous region of Central Texas, about
miles northwest of Austin.
Mountain ranges traverse the county. Ly
ing between these ranges are broad, fertile
valleys, covered with trees, and here and
there dotted with the corn and cotton
fields of the husbandman. The county has
an area of about 100000 acres, comprising
the finest grazing and stock-raising lands
in the state. Until within few years its
population consisted of a few herdsmen,
living in their scattered huts, but recently
the county has progressed amazingly in ag-
riculture, and now has about $4,000 acres
under cultivation. The population, too,
has increased at q rapid pace, and now
numbers nearly 10000. Flourishing little
towns have sprung up in various parts OF the
county, with churches, schools and all the
comforts of civilization Nature has be-
slowed her beauty lavishly upon the region,
giving it mild and healthful climate, high
altitude, a pure and invigorating atmos--
phere, and a never-failing abundance OF
water, both in springs and large streams.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02
RAILWAY RACKET.
The Fort Worth and Denver
City and the Terminal
ELECT A NEW DIRECTORY.
General Manager Lord of the Fort Worth
and Rio Grande Talks Rstes-The
Cotton Belt-John Lehane's
Dog-Personal Mention.
THE RIO GRANDE.
4 Talk with General Manager Ric hard
Lord About Rates.

Lord About Rates.
Noting that Attorney Newton H Lassiter
of this city had been to Austin 10 interview
the commission in the interest OF the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande, complaining OF the
rates on his road not being remunerauve,
and the fact that the commission had prom
ised an increase of 10 per cent, GAZETTE
reporter yesterday called on General Man
ager Richard Lord and requested some
facts with reference to the complaint The
gentleman remarked he did not now desire
to furnish any figures of an elaborate ma
ture for publication, as such had been
placed in the hands of the commission by
the roads attorney, and he did not care to
embarrass the commissioners by any publ
cation until the commissioners had acted.
ssWe are friendly toward the commission,
but ] must confess we do not admire Its
rate fixing. It works greater hardship on
US from the fact that our road is short
one, and cannot take advantage OF the long
haul clause In the matter of short hauls,
we cannot charge 10 per cent more than
conf citing Iines-if we did we would not get
to carry the stuff, and if we did, the increase
of say 10 per cent would not amount to, Pll
say, $1,000 a year. The matter has been
fully set before the commission, and we are
assured by Mr.. Reagan 1t will be looked
into
MIR. Lord talked pleasantly and at length
of the commission, long and short hauis,
rates, profits, losses, ETC., and according to
statements made, the plucky little Fort
Worth and Rio Grande is in the middle of
bad fix under the present rates.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02
MINERALS AND STONES.

The above statements are easily made,
put when it comes to describing the build
ing materials and minerals of this wonderful
region it becomes great undertaking and
an impossible task to convey to the reader
view-of the great quarries of granite of
twenty-four varieties-the ONLY GRAN
ITE found in the Gulf states -of white
marble, blue marble, silurian marble, sand
stones, states, cements, asbestos, graphite,
manganese, materials for glass and pottery.
All the large cities of Texas are to-day
striving to get railroad connection with
Llano to secure this building material.
which will mean thousands of workmen in
the euarries, hundreds of workmen in lime,
cement and marble works.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02
lVALLEY OF The LLANO"

Is from five to ten miles wide, covered
with timber and carpeted with flowers.
To one who, for the first time, ascends
''Town Peak at the base Of which winds
the river. and allows his gaze to rest for
moment upon the spires of the busy city
spread out before him, then to wander up
the valley catching here and there, between
the trees, glimpse of the winding river,
he no longer wonders from whence the poet
derived his inspiration to write:
Lives there man with soul so dead
Who ne'er unto himself hath said,
This is my own, -cy native land"
For truly, 90 East or "a est-go North or
South-the traveller will not find more
lovely sight for the eye to rest upon than
this green valley stretching away for
twenty miles, until the gaze is interrupted
by the distant mountains standing out clear
and bold against the sky.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02
IRON.

Immense veins of bessemer ore lie ex-
posed on the surface of the ground.
Shafts have been sunk for fifty feet
alongside the Iron Mountain mine, and it
has been found that the vein has increased
four feet in going down that distance, be-
ing twenty-five feet wide at that depth.
Shafts have also been put down in other
mines, and the result was equally satisfac-
tory.
TO show the extent of these deposits we
quote from the last state geological report,
page 631:
THE magnetites and hematites are album
dant and they, with the manganese ores,
have been so clearly mapped by the geo.
logical survey that in the event of the es-
adjustment of steel works to handle this
material in or out of the district, there will
be no question of the supply being ade-
quate. There is enough of the very best
bessemer ore to build up an industry far in
excess of the requirements of the South
west for long years to come, even with
growth far beyond the calculations of the
most sanguine advocates. There Will IN
doubtedly be a demand from without for
these hard ores, and the shelters of East
ern Texas are beginning to realize the ad-
vantage of mixing them with their own
abundant soft ores. Already a movement is
well under way to make such railroad con-
nections as are necessary TO ship to the
Alabama furnaces, which now draw their
supply of hard ores from Lake Superior, a
distance of more than 1000 miles IN EXCESS
of the direct route from Llano to Birming-
ham. There can be no doubt, therefore, of
the future great prominence Of Central
Texas as producer of Iron ores"
Mr.. George NJ. Wakefield, of Milwaukee,
one CT the best informed iron men in the
country, says of this district ''The quail
ity and quantity of the Iron is not equaled
in any other district that have any knowl-
edge of on this or any other continent"
Mr. Maurice E Locke, president OF the
Central National Bank of Dallas, after
three days trip of inspection Of Llano
county, said: Having in mind Lowell
built upon its water power: Rutland upon
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02

1t is not necessary to describe further the
deposits of Iron ore that exist in such
abundance in the Llano Valley and ada
cent territory, for in the multiplicity of de-
scriptions one who is not familiar with the
region and has not the guidance of good
map is soon confused. Enough has already
been said to indicate the general character
of the deposits, and in a measure their eX-
tent.
'In order that comparison may be mads
with some of the well-known Lake Supe-
rior ores, which are shipped in large quar-
titles for Bessemer purposes, the following
table mas been prepared, comprising SAL
Piles of the average of the shipments during
the wear 1899:
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02
RAILROADS.

The Austin and Northwestern, recently
changed its gauge to standard (it was
formerly a narrow gauge,) and is now run
ming trains from Houston to Marble Falls
ethe present terminus) in connection with
the Texas Central They are under con-
tract to extend the road to Llano by April
LIST next, to secure bonus of 100000, of
which $50, 900 was subscribed by the citi-
zens Of Austin, the balance by the citizens
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02
BUSINESS.
Bank FAILS.

LIMA, ONO, March 1.-The Lima national
bank of this city was closed this morning
by the examiner, on order of the comp
tIoller of the currency. The trouble was
brought about by speculations Of President
B. C. Faurot, who, for the past four years.
has been engaged in extensive railroad and
land projects in Mexico, which resulted dis
astrously. He borrowed from the bank ex-
tensively, and although securing it by ample
mortgages, it created distrust, which
brought on ruin.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02
RESOURCES.

For immediate business, Llano will be
the nearest railroad point to a farming
population of 81, 496 as shown by the gov
eminent census of June, $780, Forty thou
sand people would be low estimate on the
population to-day.
THIS ALONE will build city of from
COCO to 5000 inhabitants and, as our town at
present does not number over 1900 souls,
che who runs'' can see the plain fact that
there is an immediate demand for abso-
lutely ALL lines of trades and professions,
and that property will go to city prices, in
stead of village prices, as they are to-day.