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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
A BATTLE STRANGELY WON.
An Army Put to Flight by One Man ant
With the Loss of Only One.

1t was probably one Of the most re-
markabie battles that was ever fought.
The advance had been well planned by
the attacking force, the idea being to
surprise the enemy at the dead of night.
Every detail had been carefully consid-
cred. The advance would be hidden by
a wood, and the first the enemy would
know of it would be when the troops
swept out of the wood and carried the
camp by storm. There were apparently
no pickets in the wood, and there seemed
to be no possibility of a failure.
The colonel in command was gloating
over his expected victory, when one Of
his officers called his attention to a
bright light some distance to the left Of
the advancing column.
What is it:' asked the colonel anx-
iously.
Il don't know, replied the officer.
ut flashed up there only a minute ago"
"Well, if any one suspected we were
here he wouldn't go along swinging a
lantern to make target of himself" as
serted the colonel.
The column had barely begun to move
again when light appeared on the right
and little to the rear of the one that
had just disappeared. Another halt was
made, and the colonel was tempted to
order a volley in the direction of the
light, but of course that would betray
the exact whereabouts of the column
a,,H x-pr116 no Cy1ioi1o1
1--WE are being surroundedr' exclaimed
one of the officers excitedly.
Then light appeared in the shrubbery
Immediately ahead of the retreating col
umn. The first man yelled Rifle pit"
and cleared the whole thing at one
bound. The second man was not so for
tunate. He stumbled and fell, and as
he fell he instinctively made reach fol
the light. He was the only man killed
but his death completed the panic. Ranks
were broken, and the retreat became {
wild race to get out of the wood.
And the lights seemed to dance her
and there, appearing at the most unex
pected points and adding to the confu
sion.
| When the excitement v-as at its height
man climbed out of pit some distanc
in the rear of the retreating force. II
stretched himself and peered after tn
fleeing soldiers.
Hanged if wasn't cramped in tina
hole" he said. 81 suppose 1 might a
we'll turn a cannon or two loose just t
wake the boys up and scare those foe
racers little more"
He lay down on the ground at the edg
of the pit, reached his hand down
some keys on a sort of switchboard, an
in an instant cannon doomed out. The
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
Difficulty of Sailing a Boat.

Watched from the wharf, sailbOat
seems an easy sort of craft to manage.
The wind appears to do everything. The
casual guest of skilled skipper likewise
is apt to think that as his host takes
things so easy it cannot be so very diff
cult to handle a sailboat after all. He
regards the warning of experience as
based on the jealousy of competition.
Let him who thinks sailing science
which its followers try to represent as
hard to learn because they want to keep
it to themselves take trick at the helm
once.
1t looks easy to keep the boat on her
course. Your friend who takes you out
sailing barely touches the tiller once in
awhile. Some day he asks you to take
the tiller while he goes forward. He tells
you to keep that spire and that tall
chimney in line. You take the helm; you
do what you think you have seen him do.
The chimney and the steeple act as if they
were bewitched. They positively will
not come into line. You observe in a
knowing tone, "She doesn't seem to
mind her helm" But she is minding he1
helm, and pretty soon you find out what
jibing means.
Most of the fatalities of summer sailing
are due to the errors of the man who
thinks sailing is easy, who is confident
that he knows all about it. In reality
many sea captain who can handle big
ship without difficulty does not feel al
ease in command of sailboat. Boat
sailing is course at the Naval academy
in which the cadets undergo arduou'
training under the most skilled instruct
ors.-Boston Transcript.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
Choice Woods on the Farm.

There is money in the choice woods of
the farm. A letter from a prominent
New Jersey tool manufacturer offers $50
per 900 for beech seasoned one year and
$50 for apple wood. Birch, maple, cher
ry, elm and hickory also sell for much
more than. they are worth at the wood
pile. The wood must be sawed in some
shape and can be sold in a great many
directions, principally for making plane
and other tool handles.-Detroit House
hold.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
THE STATE OF TEXAS. !
" Atlanta. Ga. Off

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
COUNTY OF BEXAR.
To the Creditors of c.. II. Garrison:
You are hereby notified that C. H. Garri-
son, of the county and state aforesaid. on
the Both day of October, 1898, executed a
deed of assignment, conveying to the I'M
dersigned all of his properly for the bene-
fiji of such of his creditors as will consent
to accept their proportional share of his
estate, and discharge him from their re-
Spective claims, and that the undersigned
accepted said trust and has duly quail
fed as required by law. All creditors
consenting TO said assignment, must,
within four months after the publication
of this notice, make known to the as
Signee their consent in writing, and with
in six months from the date of this notice
file their claims, as prescribed by law,
with the undersigned, whose Office and
place of business is at No. los East Hous-
ton street, San Antonio, Texas, which is,
also, his poStotfice address.
Witness my hand and seal, this the Sd
day of November, A. ID. 1898.
11-33w 7. p MCCALL.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20

ne raised himself to Sitting posture, III
a pipe and chuckled TO himself.
Two or three men rushed up and
breathlessly inquired what the trouble
was.
"Oh, l had a little brush with the enc.
N.Y." replied the man with the pipe
calmly. They tried to surprise the
camp"
And you beat them|
"Why, they're running yet"
Quite a crowd from the camp had
gathered by this time, and one of them
cried, Three cheers for the electrician
but the man with the pipe raised his
hand to stop them.
1.-THE credit is not all mine he said.
Remember my able force of linemen
who ran wires through this wood and
made it possible for me to win this vic
tory"
Just then some of the men who had
gone into the wood after the retreatin9
enemy returned with the news that one
man had been killed.
WHAT" cried the electrician, jump.
ing up. he uuIIleu W IIe pIdCe WueIo
the body lay.
TOO bad! Too badr' he said regret
fully, "but then accidents will happen,
even in battle. He had no business to
catch hold of live wire"
"Oh, well, there's no use feeling bad
about it," put in one of the officers. "a
victory has been won, and only one life
has been lost"
But why have one lost?" asked the
electrician. "Of course it was tiresome
work in that pit, and when l got them on
the retreat was glad of it, but l never
supposed any one was going to grab hold
of the light. It's too bad!'
And the man who had won the victory
could not be consoled. Chicago Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
Streets Versus Presidents.

A little Buffalo miss, when asked by
her schoolteacher to name the presi-
.lents of the United States in order, be-
gan glbly, washington, Jefferson, Mad
ison, Monroe, Adams, Watson, Emslie'-
Here she was checked by the teacher,
who remarked that she seemed more ia
miliar with the streets of her native city
than with the presidents of her country.
New York Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
Astounding Memories.

Horace Vernet is the best example Of
visual memory. He could paint strik'
ing portrait of a man, life size, after hav-
ing once looked at his model. Mozart
had a great musical memory. Having
heard twice the "Miserere" in the Sis
tine chapel, he wrote down the full score
of it. There are soloists who during "a
hours can play the composition of other
masters without ever skipping a note
NJ. Binet in Revue DIES Deux Mondes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
The Art of Leave Taking.

The art of going away gracefully is one
of the most difficult of social observmces.
Women err in lingering too long after
the start 10 made; men in boiling toe
suddenlz, making sometimes the exit al
most a blow in the face. There is a
golden mean of leave taking, whose aro-
ina of graceful courtesy is not soon dis
PEELED, and happy is he or she who finds
it.-New York Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
ONE FARE FOR The ROUND TRIP
Tickets to be sold Dec. 18th, Goth and
DIST, 1898, Good for return
within 80 days.

A Special Train consisting of Free Reclin-
ing Chair Cars. Palace Day Coaches and Smok-
ing Car, will leave LadOnis, Texas, on the
morning of Dec. 10 for New Orleans via Rosen-
berg and Southern Pacific Railway, without
change, making close connection with all
trains for all Southeastern points. Lampasas
Branch trains will make close connection
with the special train at Temple. A Pull
man Palace Sleeper will be attached to this
tain at Rosenberg. In addition to above
route, tickets will be on sale via all lines
through Fl Worth and Shreveport or Men,
rJhis. For detail information as to rates,
routes. time or connections, apply to any
Santa Fe Agent, or write to
w. A. TULEY, w. S. KEENAN,,
Trav. Pass. AIT. Genl Pass. ACT
Dallas, Texas Galveston, Tex.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20

vitality necessary TO in
sure their health. The
pneumOgastric nerve, as
shown here, may be said
10 be the most important
of the entire nerve syS-
TEN, as it supplies the
heart, lungs, stomach,
bowels, etc, with the
nerve force necessary TO
keen them active and
healthy. As will be seen
by the cut the long nerve
descending from t h 9
base of the brain and
terminating in the bow
els is the pneumogastric,
while the numerous llt-l
tie branches supply theI
heart, lungs and stOm-'
aCh with necessary vi
tality. When the brain
becomes in any way dis
ordered by irritability
or exhaustion, the nerve
force which it supplies
is lessened, and the or
gans receiving the di-
miniShed supply are con-
SapupntlV Wpa kpnp0.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20

Physicians generally fail TO recognize
organ itself instead Of the cause of the trouble
The noted specialist, Franklin Miles, NJ. D.,
LII. B., has given the greater part OF his life
to the study of this subject, and the principal
discoveries concerning it are due to his efforts.
DR.. Miles Restorative Neryine, the unrt-
vailed brain and nerve food, is prepared on the
principle that all nervous and many other
difficulties originate from disorders of the
nerve centers. Its wonderful success in curing
these disorders is testified to by thousands in
every part of the land.
Restorative Nervine cures sleeplessness,
nervous prostratiOn, dizziness, hysteria, seX-
ual debility, st. Vitus dance, epilepsy, etc. Il
is free from Opiates or dangerous drugs. 1t
is sold on positive guarantee by all drug.
gists, or sent direct by the DR.. Miles Medical
90, Elkhart, Ind, on receipt OF price, 81 per
bottle, six bottles for s., express prepaid.
For sale by all Druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
For sale by all Druggists.
COAL TAR PRODUCTS.
REMEDIES THAT HAVE BECOME FA-
VORlTE MEDICINES.

During the Past Ten Years Many New
Drugs Have Been Brought Into Service
For Diseases and Complaints Which,
Though Common, Were Hard to Treat.
Only a few years ago coal tar was
looked upon as a waste product" At
the present day, however, it is no longer
treated as such, for through the almost
ceaseless activity of the German chem
lists enough new remedies have already
been obtained from coal tar to fill a good
sized pharmacOpRia.
About the first one of these products
TO attract any considerable attention was
antipyrine, which made its appearance
some 10 years ago and became popular
" known during the epidemic of la
grippe of several years ago. This was
soon followed by antifebrin, which, al
though it had new name, was an older
drug than antipyrine, having been
known for several years as acetanilid, a
name derived from the substances from
which it was made. 1t is prepared by
the action of acetic acid ON aniline oil.
The acetanilid is now used by many
doctors in preference to antipyrine. The
principal features in its favor are small
ness of dose, less danger of a depressing
effect on the heart and Cheapness. The
price of acetanilid is hardly one-tenth
that of antipyrine,
PhenaCetine is another drug of this
class which has met with much success
and apparently deservedly so. 1t has
been used with excellent results in the
treatment of influenza, the hyperRsthe-
STA or soreness of la grippe and rheuma-
tism, both muscular and articular.
The drug is often combined with salol
and quinine in the treatment of the above
mentioned affections, and the results re-
ported are invariably of very satisfac-
tory nature.
One Of the most interesting of the coal
tar derivatives is saccharin, a substance
that is 28O times sweeter than sugar The
medicinal properties of this drug are an
tiseptic and sweetening. As a substi-
tute for sugar it is used in the dietary
of govt, diabetes and all diseases in
which saccharine foods are contraindi-
Gated. 1t has also been used to disguise
the taste of medicines for children. To
give one an idea of the sweetening power
of saccharin it is only necessary to say
that one grain of the drug will sweeten
an ordinary cup of coffee. If sugar were
used at least half ounce or a table.
spoonful, would be necessary.
In the treatment of mental disease sui
phonal is considered very valuable
agent. The drug could hardly have
achieved success had it been introduced
under its chemical name, which contains
just two letters more than the entire al
phabet. Observation-Disclosures
is the "jawbreaker" by which it is known
technically.
The value of sulphonal as hypnotic
seems to be pretty well established. |
hasnReen used with marked success il
the eatment of sleeplessness caused b,
fatigue and worry. 1t is also said to b.
of equal service in cases of acute mania
imheCility, melancholia. dementia, epi
lepsy, Authorizations and acute alcohol
ism. One observer stated that in ever,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
A Scathing Rebuke.

Visitor Gin editorial sanctum, with ele-
waited nose)-It strikes me the condition
of that towel is not just what it should
be-bah!
Editor Qoftily)-Sir, to the pure all
things are pure.-Truth.
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AMERICAN EXPRESS COMFY

to do the express business of this Company.
The above Express Company covers lines
from the Atlantic to the Gulf, and none
stands higher than the AMERICAN.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
The Human Electrical Forces!
How They Control the Organs
of the Body.

The electrical force of the human body, as
the nerve fluid may be termed, is an espe-
cially attractive department of science, as it
exerts so marked an influence on the health
of the organs of the body. Nerve force is
produced by the brain and conveyed by
means of the nerves to the various organs of
the body thus supplYing the latter with the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-12
On Three Notes.

C. n. Leroux entered suit against
A. F. Jacob this morning, on prom
issOry notes. The petition alleges
that A. F. Jacob executed and de-
livered to LerOuX & CosgrOve three
promissory notes, for hardware re-
ceived, as follows: One dated April
|, 1891, for $7O.49, payable forty
five days after date, with twelve
per cent. interest per annum, and
with attorneys fees; another of
the same date, for 5000, payable
after thirty days from date of exc
cutiOn, with interest at the rate of
twelve per cent. per annum and at
tOrneys' fees, and the third note al
so on April |, 1898, for 5000, pay
able fifteen days after date, also
with interest at the rate of twelve
per cent per annum, with attOr-
neys' fees. The petitioner claims
that defendant has refused and
still refuses to pay the nOtes,which
are now due and wholly unpaid.
Plaintiff claims that defendants
failure to pay the notes has dam
aged him in the sum of $500.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-12
Covering up His Tracks.

To the LIGHT.
Many of your readers would like
to know what part was played by
the insurance man in the downfall
of the girl at the Wandell place
Was it not in bad taste for mar
ried man,to be writing such loving
epistles to a poor working girl in a
restaurant? and why was he
rustling around last night and tC.
day trying to recover his letters
and suppressing evidence. Let tt G
county attorney put him on the
stand. JUSTICE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-12
PERSONAL MENTION.

Milton Dargan, of Dallas, is at
the Menger.
Capt. Chas. Scheiner,of Kerrville
is in the city.
Captain Dix is in Corpus Christi
visiting friends.
Judge C. c. Clamp, of Bracket,
is in the city on business.
Mr.. Robt. Schmerbeck came back
from Kerrville yesterday.
r. J. Morgan, of Dallas is in the
city, a guest at the Menger.
Chas. Norris and family, from
Norris ranch, near Kerrville, are
in, the city.
j. l.. Starr Hunt, the receiver of
the Texas National Bank, has
made his bond.
Judge J. H. James and wife have
gone to the Worlds fair, to be gone
about three weeks.
Rev. r. p. Lucado, of Louisville,
KY, will preach at the Alamo
Baptist church tomorrow.
George Briefly, representing
Smith Brothers, the grocers Of Gal
weston, is in the city on business.
r. f. Rife, of Stiles & Rife. whole
sale fruit dealers of Austin, was
in the city yesterday on business.
George Gibson, of Magnolia,
Mass, is in the city for his health.
He expects to spend the winter in
BOerne.
Chas. Culmore, editor of the
Houston Daily Press, is here on
business and paid the LIGHT office
a call today.
Miss Bessie Birmingham, arriv-
ed in the city last night from
Uvalde and left again this morn
ing for home.
Senator Perry ]. Lewis, has gone
to Rockport to try his hand at tar
pom fishing. He will not return
until next Thursday.
Col. Lawson, of the "Katy," re-
turned this morning from visit to
Denison and will take a trip out on
the "F'lyer" Monday night. !
Rev. j. j. Maurer, of the South
Flores street Baptist church, re-
turned yesterday from ten days
outing on a ranch near Waring on
the Guadalupe.
j. Shtrench, Of New Orleans, is
in the city and will make his fu-
ture home in San Antonio. He
has removed his family and house.
hold goods here.
Fred and Frank Loring returned
yesterday from a weeks fishing
and hunting trip on the Guada-
lupe. They brought no trophies
home with them.
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WHIPPED A DOCTOR
And Pays a SIS Flne-Two Women
On spree-Wife Beaten Fined
Other Inter osting Gases.

-OGn6r 1nNefSSIluR SdseS'
The recorder dealt with quite an
interesting batch of cases in police
court this morning and assessed
several large fines.
J. r. Ransom pleaded guilty to
the charge of leaving his team
alone and was fined 81.
Ignatio Ortiz was conducting
himself in a disorderly manner
yesterday and was arrested. He
paid a $40 fine this morning.
J. w. Armstrong is the name
given at the police station last
night by a man who was arrested
by Officer Ingle on the charge Of
vagrancy. His case will be tried
Monday. Armstrong is u disrep-
utatable man and has been spend
ing his leisure moments in carry
ing messages, etc., for leud women
who inhabit the trans-San Pedro
district.
Ben lick, for disorderly conduct,
was arraigned for trial, alleged to
have insulted a woman. The evil
dence was not sufficient to justify
the assessment of a fine, and the
case was dismissed.
Cad Blossom and Helen Bennett,
two women who are fond of hack
riding and drinking, employed a
hack, about 2 o'clock this morning,
and proceeded to get on a spree. At
Z o'clock this morning they
jumped out of the hack and
ran, leaving the hackman
penniless. They were arrested by
Officer Ellis, and released on bond.
They failed to appear in court this
morning and alias warrants were
issued for their re-arrest.
Fred Mays, a negro, was fined
$40 for being drunk and disorder
ly. He went into house where a
young colored woman was, yester-
day afternoon, while greatly under
the influence of drink and grossly
insulted her. She made the
charge against the defendant.
Lee Cotton, a gambler, while at
a table in one of the resorts across
the San Pedro, Thursday night,
had a row with a Mexican, and
the result was combat, in which
Cotton beat the Mexican sevrely.
He was arrested for beating and
striking, and this morning paid
fine of $40.
d. MUSES., the man who was re-
ported in the LIGHT of yesterday,
as having beat his wife outrage
ously, at their home last Thurs
day night, was arraigned for trial
this morning. He pleaded guilty,
and said eyes, l beat herl ike HI"
The recorder fined him 500.
E. NJ. Booker paid a So fine for
beating and striking DR.. J. M.
Hays. Booker pleaded guilty. He
said that yesterday afternoon DR..
Hays entered Young's drug store,
where he is employed as prescrip-
ton clerk, and began to raise dis
turbance. He stood the abuse
some time, when finally he called
him an old fool. At this the ply
stefan called him a name, and
Booker picked up club and
knocked him down.
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-Jacobson's new Photographic

-Jacobson's new Photographic
Studio, lib Alamo Plaza, is now
open for business. Everybody is
respectfully invited to inspect this
finely appointed gallery. A new,
and really beautiful picture is
"The Platina." 1t is sure to please
refined taste, and guaranteed
ABSOLUTELY PERMANENT.
) 4 cod If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-12
REPORTS APPROVED.
Proceedings in the Commissioners
Court This Morning.

frCCeeuluSS III Gue SOnmlSS4OuerS
Court This Morning.
In the county commissioners
court this morning, F. Russi,
superintendent of the county
roads, recommended the payment
to Charles Mergele for work done
on the Brahan road. This is a sec
ond class road and was placed in a
good travelling condition, it is
claimed. The expenses for mater
ials and labor are four wagons for
hunting rocks, two days, 500: six
men grubbing and cutting down
brush, So; two men with scrapers,
two days, 81 TOTAL, $40. The report
was approved and ordered paid.
G.. F. Russi asked that a correct
line be furnished him by the sur
veyor, between the fifth and sew
enth mile posts, on the Somerset
road, as he wants to place that
road in good travelling condition.
The request was granted.
J. f. Fitzgerald, who was award
ed the contract to build a privy-
house and vault for the county,
gave bond in the sum of $3.50 to
faithfully fulfil the contract. 1t
was approved.
Mrs. Catharine Miller, suffering
from old age and debility, was adj
mitted to the poor house, on recon-
mendation of the county physi-
clan.
The county clerk read a report
for fees in lunacy cases disposed of
in the county court, as follows: To
Bryan Callaghan, county judge
$l3; to Bart Dewitt, attorney, $ll ;
to Thad w. Smith, clerk, 1865; to
John p. Campbell, Sheriff, $l6
postage account for the month of
August, SO; expressed on blanks
from Galveston, S5e. The report
was approved and ordered paid.
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SPORTING SALAD.

Baseball and Sporting Notes of
Events of the Day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-12
To Dedicate the Bridge.

The county bridge over the Gala
veras creek will be dedicated to-
morrow. a picnic and dance will
characterize the celebration. A
number of San Antonians will be
in attendance.