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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03
STEAM8oATING on The OHIO.
1t Was at the Height of rs Prosperity
Half "A Century Ago.

1t Was at the Height of I:s Prosperity
Half "A Century Ago.
1t was from 1910 to 1866 that steam.
boating was at its height Fortunes
were made in those years by men who
owned and ran boats. There were lots
of steamers on the river then. The en-
bryo industries of that period depended
on the river entirely, for railroads had
only been proposed-not built. About
100 steamboats, were built at Pittsburg
annually to run on the Ohio and Missis-
sippi rivers. This city was noted for
the trim crafts it placed on the water, as
some of the biggest and best running
steamers were built at the headwaters of
the Ohio.
The boats of the early steamboating
days were all side wheelers. 1t was not
until late that the advent of the stern
wheel boats occurred, and when it did
they were not looked upon with favor
by the denizens of the side wheel crafts.
The rivermen regarded them as an in
feriOr kind of boat, on whose decks it
was beneath the dighity of first class
steamboatman to tread.
The packets were of good size and
stoutly built. They were not supplied
with swinging stages and steam cap
STAINS, and their engines were of sure but
not so graceful movement as engines
now, and electric lights for steamboats,
were not even dreamed of. But they
served their purpose i'll making big mon
ey for their owners.
There was but one organized packet
company running boats down the river
from Pittsburg. 1t was the old Pittsburg
and Cincinnati Packet line, and it owned
about % steamboats,, some of which left
the Pittsburg wharf daily. Among them
were the Buckeye State, the Hibernia,
Pittsburg Crystal Palace and Pennsyl-
vania. These boats were all stoutly
built and especially adapted for fast
running. The laws relating to racing
were not SO stringent then as now, and
exciting contests of speed on the river
occurred daily.
One of the swiftest of the packets was
the Pennsylvania. She was the largest
of the Cincinnati boats and made some
splendid records on the Ohio. She was
210 feet long and 81 feet beam. Another
fast steamer was the Allegheny. She was
not so large as the Pennsylvania, but
was almost as speedy. Some of these old
Cincinnati Packet line boats were sunk,
a few burned, and.the others wore out in
the river service.
Besides the Cincinnati cOmpany's pack |
cts there were several steamers, most of
them owned by Pittsburgers, which ran
down the river and which had no regu-
lar trades, but made trips whenever and
wherever there was occasion for their
services. They We're chiefly to st. Louis
and New Orleans, the trip to the last
named point being completed in about
20 days. There were few boats run
ming up the Monongahela and Allegheny |
rivers. Brownsville was as far up as
the slackwater improvements extended
on the Monongahela, and Franklin was
the head of navigation on the Allegheny.
-PittSburg Post
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03
A Triune Celebration.

On November 7th G. Gahweiler.
the well known lumber man, will
celebrate his birthday. On the
same day his youngest child, a
boy, will be baptised and then his
Oldest daughter, Barbara, will be
married to Mr.. George Mangold.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03
Written for the LIGHT.
PLAIN POINTERS.
BY OBSERVER.

BY OBSERVER.
In these extremely hard times,
people are somewhat secured from
catching cold, owing to their ina
bility to meet the drafts.
The bill collectors nowadays are
obliged to practice the good old ad e.
vice, "try, try again"
AS business is so unusually dull,
there is some excuse for the peo-
pie who do not mind their own
business.
Many heightened "swells" went
to Chicago to see the fair, and now
their creditors are cat sea" how
they can collect the overdue bills
People who could not we'll afford
to spend the money have at least
learned a lesson, that while they
went to "take in" the Worlds Fair
their slim pocket books gave out
Many people are Dragging of thu
great things they could and cal
do.
The ice-man who liked to SCI
the people in a "sweat" will sool
have to make room for the Goa
man, who is praying for a freeze
| out.
The shrewd individuals who ar
working the racket of getting fire
newspaper advertising, are ex
hausting their stock OF taffy TO
the editor and the paper to insur
the insertion of their useful CD ar
ticles.
| The best poem is: the one tina
was never written; the best pair
otto politician the one that is ye
unborn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03
Arrested for Striking.

Officer McCabe arrested John
Chambers on a warrant, late this
morning, charging him with strik-
ing. His case will be dealt with by
the recorder tomorrow morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03
DECLARING THE WATER WORKS
CONTRACT VOID.

At the regular meeting of the
city council, Sept. 18th, the follow
ing resolution was introduced by
Alderman Elmendorf and unani-
mOusly adopted:
Whereas, the original and
am ended contracts made between
the City of San Antonio
and the San Antonio Water
Works company on the Bird
day of October, 1877, and
Jan. 29th, 1881, have been held to
be illegal. Therefore
Resolved by the city council, of
| the City of San Antonio, that said
original and amended contracts
between the city and San Antonio
Water Works company, be and is
hereby abrogated and be it further
Resolved that the mayor be and
is hereby authorized to appoint
la committee of three to
confer with said Water
Works company, for the purpose
of making a new contract, for one
year, and to report at next meeting
Of city council.
Adopted. His honor, the mayor
appointed Messrs. Elmendorf
Hoefling and Daugherty as the
committee called for in the resolu
ton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03

Should the committee be unable
to arrive at a fair bargain with the
Water. Works company, or agree
upon a contract for one year,-as it
seems there has been no contract
up to date,-then let the thing run
along as it has been for the past
Is years, for another year; the
people can stand it until they can
arrange to put in their own plant.
The city council is master of the
situation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying.

The present city administration
can take one short step and plunge
over into the abyss Of disaster,
and that step is a compromise with
the Water Works company that
will bind the people for a longer
period than the official life of the
present administration.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03

1t is fact, and it seems to be
acknowledged by the water works
company, that the supposed con-
tract under which the company
have been drawing $4,000 from the
city treasury and 100000 out of
the pockets of private consumers,
annually, is no contract at all,
then it is high time the city was
playing even with the water works
company.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03

1t is we'll we have mayor and
council above suspicion of Doodle,
because these greedy private cor
porations have no souls to save,
and no fear of future retribution or
even of punishment at the hands
of courts of justice. They are dan
gerOus when their interest are at
stake.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03

Let the city council go slow, the
Water Works company have had
Is years undisputed privilege to
levy it's heavy tribute upon the
people. Let them walk the floor a
little, while we look into this new
deal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03

There seems to be great deal
of haste over this important mat
ter; the people have hardly caught
on to what is going on, and are
likely to wake up some fine morn
ing with a new Water Works COM
pany striped suit, ready for them
to put on.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03

AS business is so unusually dull
there is some excuse for the PEG
pie who do not mind their owl
business.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03

The Water Works Company fran.
chise is the most valuable part of
it's property; if it has no franchise
from the city-no contract with
the city, then the city can dictate
at what price it will rent it's water
works privileges for the ensuing
year.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03

The bill collectors nowadays al
obliged to practice the good old az
vice, "try, try again"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-03

In these extremely hard times
people are somewhat secured from
catching cold, owing to their ina
bility to meet the drafts.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23
ADVICE TO BOYS.
l love YOU better than before.
NELLIE HARPER.

l love you better than before.
Often times the simplest of things
give US substance for deep thought.
1 heard, not long ego boy call his
mother to his bedside one morning,
and kissing her tell her that he loved
her better than ever before. !
Why my love? the mother aske> 5
she returned her sons morning caress.
Because, mamma, l dreamed last night
that you were dead, ne answered, and
bright tears shone on his lashes at the
remembrance of the horror of that
dream.
He bade he good-by before going
to school that morning with more than
usual tenderness and throughout the
day his face wore grace and thought
iul expression. He resolved in the
future to treat her with more respect
and be more thoughtful of her COM
forts; but, alas, fear that resolution
met the fate of many of Its fellows, was
soon broken AID easily forgotten; for
you know and l know that it is much
easier to make good resolution than
1t is to keep it.
Could the memory of that dream,
my boy, appear ever as vividly IN your
mind as it does now, how rnany
thoughtless words would remain un-
said You love your mother dearly
know and would not, Oh premeditation
be rude or unkind to her; yet, in the
heat of passion you say oh, such really
cruel things and if you heard another
boy address his mother in like way
you would be justly shocked.
l know you did not really mean
what you said and forgot almost the
next moment. But did mamma forget ?
Did you ever think OF that2
You ask to spend the day with this
one, to 60 pleasurlng with that. No,
my son, your mother answers, they are
not fit companions for my boy. Then
you pout and grumble.
| just think you are real mean so |
do, all the other fellows are gong !;
their mothers don't care what they do
and they are all of them just as good
as | am, too, so they are.
All my boy, you may be thankful
that your mother does care what you
do and in what company you go.
In after years, when her loving hand
has guided you safely over the pit falls
of youth that the other fellows STUN
bled blindly into, you will bless her
memory.
Her hair is turning grey, my boy,
aud just few short years at the very
most, she will be taken from you. You
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23

love Ter better than ever before, you
say. Well, don't let her forget it;
remind her of ii every day and every
hour by word and deed.
Yes, it was only a dream, but it will
surely come true.
You will wake up some morning with
a heavy heart. She will not return
caress for caress. Let your actions
now be such that when that dread hour
does come you will have no remorse-
ful remembrances to haunt and torture
you. Few boys have mother like
you, my lad. All few indeed.
Her very wish is for you, your joys
are her joys, your sorrow her sorrow.
Give that true and unselfish love its
due, be dutiful, loving son, You are
not the only one who too lightly values
that holy of all holes, mothers love,
divine and pure 1t is not rightly
appreciated until it is lost to US forever.
II mother is impatient with you at
times, don't lose your temper and say
some disagreeable thing that you viii
regret. To be cross and fretful isn't
her nature. Perhaps her head aches
and your ceaseless chatter annoys her,
or perhaps she is tired. Remember
that, while you were amusing yourself
al day she was working, yes working
for you.
In either case, forget your own vexa.
tons and petty annoyances and be
kind to her, your mother. Give her
the most comfortable CHAIR, find her
glasses and get her the evening papers,
then am yourself, being careful not
taain.ke too much unnecessary noise.
Do these things willingly and | am
very sure that you will 60 to bed a
happier boy, and | hope, with all my
heart that long and happy years may
pass ere your dream meets its fulfill
| ment.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23
TIPPLING AMONG SOCIETY
WOMEN,

Three cases, very similar and very
unusual, have crept into the police
reports of New York, Of the past four
weeks. Taken as isolated facts, they
were sad enough, but as straws, show
ing which way the custom blows, they
were of startling significance.
The chief figure in each of these
cases was woman of education, cul
ture and position, and of sufficient
beauty and woman!lness to win love.
Yet, at the head of each pitiful tale was
written the word-drunkard
The mysterious case of Minnie
Porter was the first. She was taken
from the Everett House, where she
was suffering from the effects of a pro-
longed debauch. She died in Bellevue
Hospital without regainlng sufficient
consciousness 10 make any statement.
The second was the case of Mrs. Bruce
Crane, the wife of the artist. She was
brought into the police court in state
of intoxicatlon. Her husband accom-
panied her, and broke down completely
as he told the story of his Intellectual |
efforts to reform her. She was sent to
Some institution. TIE third woman
was Mrs. Frank w. Palmer. who was
found dead in her room at the United
States Hotel. Alcoholism was the
cause. She had been reared in wealth
and luxury, had been carefully edu-
Gated, and had led the choir, and
played the organ in an Episcopal
church.
Three such cases, one following
close upon the heels of another, would
seem to have some unusual signifi-
canoe. Did they indicate that there is
an increase of drinking and drunken
ness among women2 If so. what is
the cause2
In the first place, there is such an
increase. The fact is proved by the
reports OF Bellevue Hospital, as we'll as
By the police records. The register at
Bellevue shows that in 1888 the num-
Der of female alcoholic patients was
S75;in 1880 there were I,oI5 ; ii
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23
Highest of all in Leavening Power-aes U. S Govt Report
&}{%%A! q! Bs%5sg2 BskiRg
ABSOLUTELY PuPE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

1899, 1923; in 1891, 1884 and in
1892, 1,2II. Thus there was an in.
crease of 336 cases, or about 81 per
cent, in four years. OF course, there
was definite Increase in population
during the same time, but the ratio was
far less than that OF the advance in
alcoholism.
These reports show another interest
ing fact. OF the SIS cases in 1888
only IA were fatal, while of the I,2I1
eases in 1892, there were S. who died
in the hospital. This shows that the
fatal cases were more than trebled
during the period when the admissions
increased only 81 per cent. Drunken
ness IS, therefore, not only much more
general among women, but the vice is
also becoming more destructive in its
consequences.
DR.. W. E. Brill, visiting physician to
Mount Sinai Hospital, was asked if he
considered that alcoholism was on the
increase among women.
As habit, perhaps not. But as a
disease, yes, replied the doctor.
What is the distinction between the
two?
By habit of drinking, | mean tax.
ing wine with meals, or regularly, with
out any striking effects. Dipsomapia,
the name by which physicians cal
alcoholism when it is disease, is q
morbid appetite, which recurs at inter.
walls with irresistible force. Thi:
species OF drinking is on the increase
The cause is nervous degeneration, te
which Americans are particularly liable
The statement has been often made
that New York society women aI,
more given 70 drinking intoxicating
liquors than are the women OF am
other city IN the country. This is un
questionably true, if the range OF com
parison be limited to Northern anc
Western places, 1t may be that th'
traditional use Of liquors in the South
brings its cities nearer the mark. On.
thing, however, is absolutely certain
and that is that in no city in th'
United States, San Francisco, perhaps
excepted, is there so genera! public
indulgence in wine by women as ii
New York. San Francisco, further
more, is not exactly parallel case, to'
the class OF women who drink in publi
there are OF distinctly different orde
rom the society women of New York.
The time honored remarks abou
the feminine habit of stealing ffteel
minutes from an arduous shopping tou
to lunch off ice cream and cold waite
must be revised. Perhaps it is becaus
their mothers followed this custom tina
the present generation thirsts afte
something hot and stimulating. AT an
rate, growing proportion of feminin
shoppers and callers and matinee goer
have taken to dropping into thel
fovorite restaurant and ordering some
thing which comes in long stemme'
glass and is not taken with a spoon.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
Irecommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me- II. A. ARCHER, NJ D.,
iii So. oxford ST., Brooklyn, NY.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23
DECEPTIONS OF WILD BIRDS.

Falcons, hawks-the largest
species-can compress their feathers
and look very slim if they think it
necessary to do so. AS to the owls
they can hump up into any position
they think most suitable. 1t is
useless to look for these self pre-
serving traits in any of the family
kept in geological collections, tor the
birds are so accustomed to see large
numbers of people passing and
repassing or standing in front of
them, that they treat the whole
matter with perfect Indifference.
They know at certain time their
food will be brought them, and that
they are otherwise perfectly safe
Then the raptores in wild state
have a bloom on their plumage like
the bloom on a bunch of grapes
which is not often seen when in
captivity.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23
OLD SUPERSTITIONS,
Respecting the Wedding Garments Run
Thus:

Married in white,
You have chosen all right;
Married in grey,
You will 90 far away;
Married in black,
You will wish yourself back;
Married in red,
You will wish yourself dead;
Married in green,
Ashamed to be seen,
Married in blue,
You will always be true;
Married in pearl,
You will live in a whirl:
Married In yellow,
Ashamed of the fellow;
Married In brown.
You will live out of town;
Married in pink.
Your spirits Will sink.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23
%BDehoTning CatleA

HAVING PURCHASED AN OUTFIT FOR
DEHORNINtf CATTLE. / am prepared 10 do
all this class of work at short notice, and at
reasonable prices. For particulars address
NORRIS b. SLACK,
OILS Strickersville, ChesterJo,P Pa.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23
MR.. SAMUEL CHAP

Having rented the Elkton Fan
Break Colts, and handle horse
in breaking fractions colts cannon,
recognized by horsemen as one of thI
horses in the country. Mr. CHAPMAN
colt breaker at the Elkton Stock F{.7
refers to Mr.. r. T. c. Crouch, the sup
The stabling on the grounds is e0
equal to any in the country. CAarga
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23

What nonsense this is all about men
getting on their knees when they pro-
pose said Mrs. Parslow to her dear
friend. My husband didn't do any such
absurd thing when he asked me to
marry him.
lie did when he posed to me
said the dear friend without thinking.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23
WHY SOME MEN DO NOT Sue
CEED.

Two of the most successful men or %s
the North American talk
recently asked the quf 20
the causes of povert' tsssae
IGNORANCE and It g
other said that the eStnt
"the number of W rs. 49,
wanting in decisi ma
pose If they week. ,--..s...- ]. :
at the start the. "' I i'es
knowing that BY p~fseverarSI1 -
and ability they win promotion in due
course as vacancies occur. But they
see and hear OF someone making
fortune in Wall street, or in ranching,
or in mining, and away they 60 to try -
their luck. When they lose, as they -
do in ninetynine cases out of hundred.
that is the last of them; they
never settle down to ordinary way 4;
earning LYING after that, and ~
descent is rapid" This reason ~
the eail square on the heaf -
where we will, we find men g
commenced life under the mos ,1
able circustances, but who -
complete financial wrecks II
but little hope for their>
They may be honest
they may even posse.
of high order but lac, u. E-6
ness of purpose.-ih~-~tc f
ceed. Had III 'oi.0
to stick to one ho"
dlsagreeatttcit It "
,ney content to-
would have no
the "luck" of
forward into TIL e,
cause OF power erho'''
ence. Many Iia,
faith in thems Tns'
assertiveness,
pluck and No push. iney are afraid
to stand up and speak for themselves,
preferring to lean on others. They
are afraid to make an investment, be-
cause of the possibility of failure; they "
are afraid to tell what they can do, as Y
they might make an error in doing it;
they are covards in every sense OF the
word. This is often the result of early
training. A boy naturally timid is
kept in the background so persist
emily and his mistakes are so severely
criticised that he grows up into an
entirely useless man. Push and
fixity of purpose will always bring
a measure of success.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-23
Surveying.

Money loaned and Investments made.
Special attention given to the collection OF
claims.
Houses rented and ronts collected on reasonable
terms.
Persons in the county who have farms for sale
will find it 10 their advantage to consult with US
all FIN
The Portland daily press., 1893-01-30

The proposition to annex the Oakdale
settlement in Deering to the city of
Portland has gained considerable head
way, and when the question comes up in
the legislature it would not be surprising
if the friends of the scheme developed
considerable strength. The movement
appears to have started with five citi-
zens of Oakdale, Messrs. Joseph Mann,
Charles III. Lombard, George M. Nelson,
w. T. Todd and C. II. Croker, who sew
eral weeks ago notified the city govern
ments of Deering and Portland that they
should petition the legislature for annex
alton to Portland. In their notification
they described the proposed line Of di-
vision as follows: beginning at the CEN
tire of the channel of Back Cove at Deer
ing bridge; thence westerly through the
centre of said channel to the east line OF
the old county road, now Grove street;
thence northwesterly by the easterly
line of said road distance of 1888. Sc
feet to stone monument; thence at
right angles from the easterly to the
westerly side line Of said old county road
distance of 495 feet, to stone monu-
ment; thence northwest on the westerly
The Portland daily press., 1893-01-30
The Etna Life's strtement.

The statement of the lEtna Life In
surance Company, which appears in full
in this issue, shows continuation of the
prosperity of this old and strong compa-
ny. Organized IN the year 1850. it has
had an active and successful experience
Of over forty-two years. During the
year 1892 it has increased its assets, it's
surplus, it's dividends to policy holders,
and its amounts insured in both the life
and accident departments.
This is the largest company in the
world writing life. endowment and acci-
dent insurance. Attention. is especially
called to. the high character of the assets
in which the funds entrusted to its care
are invested, and to its low rate of ex-
penses as compared with that of other
institutions of it's class, in connection
with the fact that it is doing the largest
new business of any company in New
England. 1t seeks to avoid in its bust
ness anything of Speculative nature,
and it's plans of insurance are confined
wholly to the insurance and investment
features.