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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THERE are too many people in
this country who are ready to take
up the hue and cry against any
thing and everything so soon as it
is started, without inquiring to
what influence the original attack
is attributable. These people are
those who are ever ready to second
the aspersions that are cast on the
Nicaragua canal enterprise. They
do not stop to consider that enter
prise has more enemies than al
most any other work Of like mag.
nitude on this continent, because
there are so many interests that
are hostile to its completion. There
is nothing that issues from the
Isthmus of Panama that is not
committed to denounce and mis-
represent the Nicaragua canal upon
every occasion. 1t is not in the
nature of things that it should bt
otherwise, and the American jour
nalist who gets his ammunition t.
fire at Nicaragua from such source
is not very sagacious. That Mic
aragua enterprise has not had any
thing but cold comfort from tn,
bulk of the people of these United
States and it is not much to oul
credit that this is so.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE knights of the grip are a
gang of royal good fellows, and
wherever they congregate they
get the grip on the good graces of
the girls, boys, babies, dads,
mothers, sisters, sweethearts and
all else that is worth a grip in
this gripping age, but San Antonio
is their native home.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THERE is not a reasonable doubt
that there is a great deal more
cholera in France and in all of the
south of Europe than is revealed
in either the private or the official
advices from Europe.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

GALVESTON News is not posted
as to the intimate relations that
exist between Sam Jones and the
devil or it would not charge that
Sam hit the "Boss" under the belt
They work in pairs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE court decision is against the
Worlds fair Sunday opening, but
the LIGHT does not believe that
the Columbian exposition will be
generally closed on Sunday. 1t is
contrary to the genius and spirit of
that wonderful world aggregation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper
should be accompanied by the name OF the
author, not necessary for publication, but
IS evidence OF good faith on the part OF
the writer. Write on one side OF the pa
per, in a plain hand. Anonymous com
munications will not be noticed. The
LIGHT will not be responsible for the
statements OF its eSuondents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE oneness of religious thought,
and the diversity and divisional
tendencies of theological ideas only
serve to show the infinite distance
between religion and theology.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
Land Agents
Insurance.
FINE RANCH. A BARGAIN.

$4,000 on easy payment, will buy the
finest and cheapest ranch in Bexar coun-
ty, thirteen miles west of San Antonio, on
the Culebra creek. Excellent meadows,
farming and pasture and timber lands, al
with two fine wells of permanent water
and two large tanks well distributed:
three dwelling houses, stables and cort ais.
For further information call upou j. V.
Dignowity, over Texas Nationa bank. II
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

IN all this hustle, business, blow
out and boom that the Windy city
is now INDUCING in there is an en-
tire absence of all reference to
Mrs. O'Leary'S COW.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

SPAIN has taken the alarm over
the increasing deaths at Marseilles
and Cette and Tolouse and has
quarantined against all vessels
from the French ports in the
Mediterranean. Our turn is COM
inc
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE smoke of those garbage fur
naces that this city is now con-
structing will rise on the morning
and evening air as incense on the
altar of purified city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE first six months of this
year beat the record for disastrous
floods, fires, cyclones, explosions
and earthquakes. The old mother
seems to be in cruel mood.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE Society of Christian En-
deavOr is endeavOring in vain to
make every one worship in their
way.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

"PURGE the pension list" is the
cry that is echoing down the cor
ridors of the democratic pavilions.
A good dose of democracy is cathar-
tic enough to purge most anything,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THAT July session of congress
exists only in the imagination of
those who prophesied it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE indications are that no more
large pieces of federal pie will be
put on Dallas plate.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE nerve of Armour and Letter
has baked the run on the Chicago
banks. 1t was we'll done.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
aUCkLEN'S ARNIcA SALvE.

The Best Salve In the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever,
Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction.
or:money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by all Druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE Behring Sea arbitrator
evidently like Paris, they have
gone into summer quarters there,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

REVISE the pension rolls, but let
it be done by the soldiers friends
and not by his enemies.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
THAT DAM BOND LIE.

Some one seems particularly in
terested in trying to give those
Austin bonds a black eye. The
story has: been industriously circu
lated that they are missing, and
there is sought to be conveyed the
impression that there is something
exceedingly rotten in Denmark.
The report has been sent out
broadcast that those bonds that
were deposited in the City Nation
al Bank, of New York had either
been distracted or hypothetical,
and that there was an immense
sensation in the near future. AS
is well known to those at all ac-
quainted with the history of that
tranaction, the Austin dam bonds
were held up pending the decision
of the courts on the suit that was
brought to test the legality of their
issue. A certain party agreed
to take them at an agreed
upon figure, conditioned up
on favorable issue of the suit.
The suit issued favorably but the
bonds were not taken as agreed,
probably because the parties that
opposed the issue of the bonds are
believed to mediate farther legisla-
ton. These bonds now are in the
custody of the City National bank
of New York, and have not been
hypothetical, Notwithstanding all
reports to the contrary. By
what means this report is made
the child of the cashier of the bank
in question does not appear, but it
is certain that he denies the state
ment, assuring parties whose word
is as good as bond that the securi-
ties are all right, and that the adj
verse and sensational reports con-
corning them are made out of
whole cloth. This attempt to de-
preciate the value of the bonds
that have been issued by the peo-
pie of Austin for such a work
as they have undertaken
is a despicable one and
deserves the severest apprehension.
That any one would at tempt to
prevent the completion of the
plans of the construction company
and defeat the purposes Of the city
after so large amount has been eX-
pended is sincerely to be regretted.
That the attempt will fail goes
without saying. Austin dam is the
most considerable work of it's
kind in the south. If is a credit
to the state and the best advertise
ment of the pluck of Austin that
the city could possibly put forth.
The break at the outside of the
dam masonry is unfortunate, but
not more so than this attempt to
discredit the honesty of those who
have these bonds in charge and to
depreciate their value. There is an
end to all things, and there will be
an end to this dam trouble, and
then the city will reap the reward
of her enterprise and the vast out
lay that she has made.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

EARTH is very prodigal of the
life of her children, as well as
very prolific in begetting them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE tornado is on his travels
this year and has overstepped all
designated bounds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

PATCHWORK is all right on an old
woman's quilt, but not on we'll
travelled city thOroughfare.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

AUSTIN is having a successful
regatta and she deserves it. 1t is
her legitimate reward.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE progress of that Borden
trial will be watched with the ut
most interest in two hemispheres.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

The statistics show that the
higher education of women has adj
vanced their physical culture.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

SOME one seems to have driven
In plug to stay in that dam leak
since the regatta opened.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

CARTEE HARRISON is doing the
hOnOrS of Chicago for Eulalie like
a beau of the old school.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE report is current that Queen
Victoria is about to abdicate, but
Vic will not do it. She does not
come of an abdicating ancestry.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

TEXARKANA is not a thousand
miles from Paris, and yet there il
another brutal outrage there.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

IT is no SLOUGH of a job to corral
such a show as is now holding
forth at Chicago, and it is inevi-
table that there will be commits
sions and omissions that are rather
annoying, but it must not be for
gotten that this work is being en-
gineered for all that it is worth by
men who have put big pot of
cold cash into it and they are en-
deavoring according to the best of
their brain and Drawn to make the
machine run smoothly and give
every man a show for his money.
In another month matters will
be more systematized and there
will be less friction. Let patien ce
have her perfect work.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

NEW ORLEANS is wrestling with
the curse of impure ice as we'll as
unwhOlesome water. Two evils,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

EULALIE is the uncrowned queen
of the Worlds fair agglOmeratiOn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

DAILY STATES, New Orleans, is
waging sensible fight for a levee
and outlet system combined.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THREE weeks Of intelligent OBJ
serVatiOn in that Worlds fair is
worth year at school.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THIS country will be dotted over
with princes travelling incog next
month. Prince and pauper, both
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE increased acreage of wheat
in northwest Texas has made good
the deficiency in yield, and there
is bread enough for the consump-
ton of the state and to spare.
This is as it should be. Texas
ought not to buy any of her arti-
cles of food abroad that she can
grow to such an advantage at
home.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE ears of the corn are not list
ening for the rain drop as eagerly
as they were.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

FORAKER will be likely to drop
some goose eggs among the swans
eggs in McKinley's nest.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

SEWERS will be the sanitary sal
walton of San Antonio.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

SEWERS must be built and they
will cost less now than ten years
hence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE TimeS-Herald made a gal
liant struggle for existence and died
hard.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

MCKINLEY cannot sit on those
presidential eggs three years with
out adding them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THE roasting of Smith has bred
a crop Of outrages in northeast Tex
as.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

HAS TerrelPs mule been Ship
wrecked in the waves of the wild
Bosphorus
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

~ All contracts or kills must be ap-
proved by the Secretary and Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

Announcements for State and County
sffieers ten Dollars In advance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

THERE is not grand army man
in the country that does not favor
a revision of the pension rolls.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
BUaaIEs $45,

and other vehicles in proportion.
1tf X. J. HOFHEINZ.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
FRIDAY, JUNE9, 1898.

VOTE for sewering the city.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-07
.ABE'S WISH GRANTED
TIE RUNNING MULE OF THE EDITOR
or THE ARIZONA KICKER DID 1T.
Abe Waited to Die with His Boots on,
and He Took Sure Way to Do it,,
Cost the Editor sas. but He Was Glad
10 Do It For Abe. -s
[Copyright, 1893, by Charles B. Lewis,

a Copyright. 1903, By Charles B. Lewisl
WITH HIS BOOTS ON.-On as many as a
'Aoxen different occasions Abe Tanner,
pioneer resident of this town, has expressed
10 us the hope that he should die with his
boots on. AsAbe probably never washed
BIS feet In his life, we felt It our duty to en-
courage this hope. Abe's career was
lamentable failure from start to finish. He
hadn't as much sand as baby coyote, and
yet he was always trying TO be a bad man.
Once In while he struck a tenderfoot and
scared him half to death, but nine times
out of ten he bit of moro than he could
chaw and had to crawfsh.s, We keep our
running mule in stable back OF the Office
Tuesday night we were awakened by
great racket and went out to find Abe
Tanner lying dead In front OF the open
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-07

The falling Of buildings in the various
large cities Is becoming more and more
3 common occurrence. Building Ii now
reduced to an exact science, and when
ever structure falls, except from tor
nado or an earthquake. 1t Is through
criminal carelessness and nothing else.
st. Paul Globe.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-07

Turkish newspapers have received the
sultan's permission to recommence pub
iication in the morning. Orders that all
journals should be afternoon issues were
recently issued. because, it was surmised,
morning issues required the press censor
to arise too early or else sit up too late.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-07
Give Them Plain American welcome.

There is considerable anxiety in GER
tain quarters as to how we are to treat
che lords and dukes and kings, etc., who
IRE visiting or are about to visit us. Let
US give them hearty American well
come and let it go at that. When an
American travels in Europe, he adapts
himself to European etiquette. When
European comes here, let him conform
himself to our social standing. Boston
Globe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24
A WITTY ANSWER.

Harper's Yong PeOple:-Those whose
mission in life it is to entertain the
public are always pestered by frinds
and acquaintance for free seats at
their entertainments. There probably
never was a singer or an actor or q
pianist who was not bored nearly to
death by these people, many of whom
had not the slightest claim to ask the
courtesy they demanded.
A pianist who was prominently sue
ceSsful in his day, and that day was
not so far back either, was RubinStein,
Who travelled nearly the whole world
over delighting people with his genius.
noyed by requests for complimentary
tickets, but most of the time he main
tanned his compOSure even though
justly Initiated. 1t is told of him that
Just before one of his recitals in Lon
don he was accosted by an old lady in
the entrance hail, and thus addressed:
"Oh, Mr.. Rubinstein, [ am SO glad to
see you [ have tried in vain to pur.
chase a ticket. Have you a seat you
could let me havew
Madam said the great pianist,
''there is but one seat at my disposal,
and that you are welcome to, if you
think fit to take it,
"Oh, yes; and a thousand thanks!
Where is it?' was the excited reply.
AT the piano. smilingly replied
Rubinstein.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
They Name I. D. Jackson for Govern
or-Other Nominees.

Des Moines, Aug, 16-The republican
state convention met today. Candi-
dates for gubernatorial nomina ton
were presented as follows: Gen. L. M.
Drake, Centerville; w. III. Torbert,
Dubuque; l. D. Jackson, Des Moines;
J. A Lyons, Guthrie Centre; l.. S.
Coffin, Fl. Dodge; g. S. Ormsby, En-
mettsburg; LATE Young, Des Moines;
Albert Head, Jefferson.
The first ballot gave Jackson 433 ID
votes, 6O3 necessary for choice. Jack
son won on the second ballot. The
ticket was completed as follows:
Lieut.. governor, W. S. Dugan: rail
road commissioner, J. W. Luke;
supreme court judge, G.. S. Robinson;
state superintendent, II. Sabin.
The platform was only significant
on the prohibition point. 1t says:
THAT prohibition is no test Of re
publicanism. The general assembly
has given the state a prohibitory law
as strong as that ever enacted by any
country. Like any other criminal stat
ute its retention, modification or re-
peal must be determined by the general
assembly, elected by and in sympathy
with the people, and to them is relegat-
ed the subject. to take such action as
they may deem just and best in mat
tiers pertaining to the present law as
to those portions Of the state where
it is now or can be made efficient, and
to give to other localities such meth
DDS Of controlling and regulating the
liquor traffic as will best serve the
cause of temperance and morality"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24

part of the state. / followed up along
the creek until l reached Stone noun
tain, and there / made a discovery
l found an Ice mine. 1t was fully an
acre in extent and the ice was as clear
as crystal. l realized what the find
meant. and, after taking my bearings
carefully. l made my way back to
Richmond. 1t didn't. take me long to
get some capitalists interested in it
and we formed a stock company, with
me as president. TO work the ice the
next summer. 1t looked as if l had a
fortune in my grasp. Early the next
summer we started to work it, but my
hard luck came footing along and did
me up. There wasn't a month that
summer when we didn'1 have frost,
and there was absolutely no demand
for ice. That left me stranded again
in worse shape than before
Il don't see why" put in the doubt
ing Thomas. who wore broad-brim-
med straw hat. why didn't you wait
and work it the next SUMMER
L told You l was in hard luck. didn't
II" asked the man with the negligee
shirt, severely. Well, l was Although
the summer was cold, the winter was
so warm that it melted every blamed
bit of ice and left nothing but a pool
of water there, which was of no earth
ly use to anybody"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24
CEYLON'S INDUSTRIOUS BREED OF
SPIDERS

Ceylon is the home of the largest
species OF spider that has yet been
made the subject Of chronological in
vestigation. This web-spinning mon
Ster lives in the most mountainous dis
tricts Of that rugged island, and places
his trap-not a gosSamer snare of airy
lightneSs, but huge net of yellow silk
from 5 to 10 feet in diameter-across
the chasms and assures in the rocks.
The supporting guys of this gigantic
net, which in all cases is almost strong
enough for a hammock and circum-
stances may require). made Of series
Of twisted webs. the whole being of the
diameter of a lead pencil AS might
is not set for mosquitoes. flies and pes
be imagined, this gigantic Silken trap
tiferous gnats, but for birds, gaudy
moths and elegant painted butterflies,
some of the latter having a spread of
wing equal to that of a robin or a blue
jay. Some extra fine skeletons of small
birds, lizards, snakes, ETC., have been
found in these webs, with every YES
tige of flesh picked from them. The
owner and maker of these queer silk
traps is a spider with a body averaging
four and one half inches in width and
6 inches in length and with legs 8 to12
inches from body to terminal claw.
Some are spotted, others rcd with
greenish gold abdomen and legs.-(St.
Louis Republic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24

Word has been received at COrydon,
Ind, that one of the Conrad boys was
shot and killed from ambush yester-
day afternoon While taking his house
hold goods across the Ohio river into
Kentucky.
The police of West Superior. Wis
believe that Robert Strand, the lum-
herman found dead on the tracks near
Iron river, was killed by his COM
panion, Palmer, robbed and his body
thrown upon the tracks to hide the
crime
The Iakawanna Transportation
company has reduced rates on flour.
feed, etc. to II Ii cents per 100
pounds from Chicago to New York
The other roads in the western freight
association will not meet the lake re-
ductiOn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24
HIS HARD LUCK.
A Valuable Ice Mine That Had {
HoOdoo in 1t Somewhere.

The man with the negligee shirt was
talking Of hard luck. Its just this
way" he said, when things get to
going against you there's no stopping
them. Luck and hard luck run in
streaks with every man and wher
things get to coming your way there's
no stopping them any more than there
is when they get to going against you"
quotes the Buffola Express.
LAS an illustration let me tell you
of an experience l had. About three
years ago l began to have hard luck
1 lost everything I had one way or
another, and got into all sorts of trou-
BILE. Finally landed in Richmond,
Va, stone-broke, without a friend to
whom l could apply for aid and moth
ing ahead of me but a turn OF the
roads as a tramp. I could get nothing
to do in Richmond and / started out
to tramp up north. 1t was hot as
Tophet. I tramped along day after
day, sleeping on the ground and steal
ing what I had to eat, which was not
much let me assure you. One day
struck Stony creek, which is in a wild