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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-22
Summer Breezes Blowing.

would you fly if you could
To a glen in the wood,
To a spot in the shade
That nature hath made;
Rich with ferns and wild flowers,
One of natures fair bower
What is life to the soul
If to labor is all ?
What JOY to the heart
When for rest we depart
To the woods and the dells.
Does your heart cry for rest
In a place that is blest,
With no shadow or sorrow
Nor care for the morrow ,"
Ifso, before leaving for your sum-
mer tour, drop in and subscribe for
the Daily LIGHT. 1t twill be sent
to you, anywhere in the United
States, for only 80 cents month.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-22
ADDITIONAL CONTEST.

The young lady receiving the highest
number OF guesses will be given the Daily
LIGHT six months free. Persons desiring
to make more than one guess can do so
by buying two extra copies of the Daily
LIGHT, No presents will be given except
I or the free guessers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-22
Why They Bought a Dog.

Boston Herald.
l heard this week of a family
who had about reached its last
dollar, and when that was spent
would not know whence to draw
another. 1t was only one out of a
hundred cases w hich the hard
times had brought to light but it
had feature wholly it's own. So
depressed and miserable were the
people, accustomed to better con-
dition of affairs, that they went
forth and bought dog. AS one of
them said, with more pathos than
reason, in eXcusing the purchase ::
1--WE are so unhappy"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-22

1t is quaint, stirring German
air that the class essays to sing.
Now and then you distinguish a
tenor whose voice, with little train
ing, would fall with pleasant soft
ness on the ear. Listen to that bass
how grutf, unmelodius and sorely
in need of sand-papering it is.
Other voices are fair, but the time
that the singers keep, reminds you
of a belated, faltering straggler
looking for a truant keyhole. All
in all, the class does well, and one
might sit by and listen for hours,
if it were not for the leaders I'M
fortunate fiddling. The noise of the
instrument is uninviting at best,
but when the player indulges in a
vicious, vigorous stroke, at some
stirring passage, as though help
ing the whole class over hill, the
noise makes ones hair stand on
end and the blood chill and
freeze unto the very heart. Who
would think that cat gut and horse
hair could do such screeChing, I'M
less glass filings and sand got
mixed up with the resin that's
been rubbed upon the bow" just
what effect upon the singers this
noise has, can not tell, but a
pause is made, the electric bell in
the saloon rings, and up goes a
dozen glasses of the amber fluid
with which present circumstances
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-22

and conditions compel the sing
ers to content themselves, until
socialistic teachings have so revo-
lutionized things that they will
all be fully able to live up to, as
well as applaud, the sentiment of
"Who loves not wine, wife and song,
Remains fool his whole life long"
LOITERER,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-22
NOTICE TO OUR PATRoNs.

r. z. TATUM has no longer any author
ty to solicit in any capacity for the
LIGHT. This Office is not responsible for
any of his debts. and he has never had
any authority to collect monies, or con-
tract any bills for account of the paper.
The names OF our authorized collectors
are published in the paper, and persons
who have paid him, do so at their own
risk. II. b. JOHNSON,
Manager San Antonio LIGHT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-22
ATTwATER'S

Southwest Texas Exhibit and Museum,
supported by the citizens of San Antonio,
2l0 Navarro street, between Commerce
and Market streets. West Texas pro-
ducts. Minerals, Birds, Fish, Animals,
Valuable Collection of CurioStieS. Every
visitor to San Antonio should see it. Ad-
mission free. Open from 10 till o'clock.
q Of If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-22

The singing class consists of
dozen homely, mild-mannered teu-
tonic workingmen, who stroll into
the saloon singly or in pairs, and
sit around the tables and conse-
quently around social glass, until
the class is pretty well represented.
Then up into the hall the company
makes its way. They sit about and
chat until the leader, a young
man with quite a serious and i'm
portant mien, takes his violin from
it's box and brings it into tune.
What is more natural than that
those who can afford to expose
their shirts to view, should take
off their coats and hang them over
the chairs that stand around, and
what more home-like thing could
they do, than pull out their short,
crooked stem pipes, and fill the
air with wreaths and curls of
gracefully ascending smoke! Now
every man has his music, and the
shirt sleeved leader with his violin
up to his chin and his bow for a
baton, starts the song.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-22
OUR PICTURE SATURDAY.

In the next Saturdays issue of the
LIGHT will be printed the picture of a
popular saleS-lady in one Of our dry goods
stores. Every reader Of the LIGHT is in
vited to make one guess free-the name.
Every person guessing correctly lin the
free guess list will be entitled TO one
copy of 'Sghts and Scenes of the World"
containing l6 pictures. The first correct
guess will be given two sets of pictures
81 handsome engTavings.
For the best poem ded icated to the sub
ject present of handsome parasol or
umbrella.
For the best description of subject de-
scriOing her style, disposition. etc, a pair
of fine kid gloves, or half dozen hand
kerchiefS.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03

Reduce all New York city car fares to
8 cents. 1t is quite enough and will be
a prelude to the revocation of the street
railroad franchises, which should be done
without delay. The pavements and side
walks of the city are in a ~disgraceful Cob.
dition. Let the city run the cars for the
benefit of the people, and the surplus
profit could he devoted to giving New
York the finest streets i'll tie world. The
street monopolists have had their innings:
the people now want a show.
Let us make it an election issue-'The
streets for the people"-and crush-the
monopolists. If we have TO pay toll to
use our streets. let Us pay it to ourselves.
and not to the impudent grabbers who
now occupy them under the law and levy
tribute on citizeus.-Hallu.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03

The Chinese in utilizing soapstone.
which is found in their country in large
quantities, make of it trays for pens,
slabs for rubbing ink, flower vases, in
cense boxes, sandal wood burners. flow
er baskets. candlesticks. chessmen, cups,
bowls and lamps, all sorts of emblems,
animals and the idols which the disci-
pies of Confucius revere with SD much
favor.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03

The Hungarian crown worn at their
accession by the emperors of Austria As
kings of Hungary is the identical n
made for Stephen and used at his coro-
nation oven 500 years age. The whole is
Of pure gold, except the settings, and
weighs 9 marks 9 ounces almost exactly
~ pouldsl.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03

We will give ono Of these
spoons free to any one send
ing N 9 new paid-up yearly
Subscription. Or for Z new
paid-up yearly subscriptions
and S1-8 In cash: or IL viii b
~ 70 . suhscriber for S2uD I'm
60 loo. pasaags must b
a1Asa IN 0eh aAsA
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03
PREMIUMS
Tho Famoust Igin and Waltham Watches
are offered FREE to those OF wi
readers who ave willing to 60
to a little trouble to

II Is not necessary 10 Use space in telling oui
readers what the Elgin and Naliham Watches
are. The great American Elgin and Naltham
Watch Cos. are known the world over, and
their name on n watch stamps IL as hrst-class
end reliable in every particular.
These are the watches " OFF err below, and we
trust such oi our readers who need "A watch
will read our various offers carefully. We
haven't space 10 show the different patterns OF
cases made (some l25). but We EuaraI tee that
any watch purchased or Obtained a. "A premium
from rs will hr Of exactly the same value and
description a. the sample shown. both a, to
case az. movement, although the patterns Of
the ease may vary but all the dc> Gus Of
Elgin and Nnlthan watches are beautifully
and arlI~t!cally wrought. a. becomes the reiu
tati1n uf these great companies.
The OCULAR rytu'l price 81 tie watches ohnr.
ed below l. nearly - per cent more than "Gr-.
ss We purchH-c directly from ten selling AevN.-
OF tie manufacturers. Au ..-lu OF NaIthAu
can be ordered as sv-'ra
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03
A LUCKY PRESENT.

The Good Luck Coffee Spoon shown here
bears all the emblems of luck, namely. the
four-leaf clover, horse shoe, wish bone, bow
knot and forget me-nots. This spoon is made
of Gold Coin oliver. One Of these Spoons
makes q beautiful souvenir present.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03
Hard Problem,

A certain debating society is discuss
ing the question as to which is the an
grier-the husband who goes home and
finds that the dinner is not ready or the
wife who has dinner ready and whose
husband does not come home. Ii is he
lieved that the debate will end in a draw.
-Worthington's Magazine.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03
COLUMBUS
SOUVENIR SPOON

OsaaDbus = Souvenir Tee
Spoons ass now Ill The rAes;
svssybody shoalA have one
We show . beautifully sn-
graved spoon. bearing an sx-
cellsnt bust At Columbus and
engraving of IL vsssal a Co
lumbus landing On our shorea
This spoon b tStpls silver
plated. oxidissd. and tie bow.
is gold lined !; 1t win b giver
free for . new paid-up yearly
subscriptions or one new paid.
up yearly subscription and sc.
| be sold for &C. Sent postage
case.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03

next She 80 always elected to the right
and away - the shooter. Another great
advantage Is hat the doing away with the
opening on the top and the closing of the side
slo, by the bolt makes It impossible for any
rain. snow. falling leaves or dirt to get into
the action.
In case of a defective cartridge giving out
around the head. as often happens from re-
loading or from poor metal, no powder will
be blown into the face or eyes. as the solid top
forms a perfect shield"
The Marlin Repeating Rife Is made in sew
era calibres. and any make of cartridges Of
the same marked calibre of the rife can be
used for it.
This Rifle is made in the following sizes: q.
IS and ~ callbre.
The Rife we offer as shown In this drawing
u the standard size, with pistol grip stock and
IS inch hsif octagon barrel weight ~ pounds.
and holds Is cartridges
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03
We will give this Rifle FREE

70 any one sending US 90 new paid-up yearly
subscriptions. or for 20 new psid-up yearly
subscriptions and 500 in cash added: or We
onA.oo In cash, express charges TO be paid
BY the receiver. Retail list price of this Rife
= Selym
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-16


The use of hollow spars for boats de-
signed to attain great speed has intro
duced a new and novel industry requir-
ing workmanship Of the finest charac-
ter. The stick for this purpose is re.
quired to be of exceptionally fine and
straight grain, and after being roughly
shaped is split longitudinally from end
to end; the center of each of the halves
is then followed out, and a greater or
less amount is removed, according to
the intended location of the spar, the
upper spars being much the lighter.
These hollows run nearly the length Of
the spar, great care being essential to
have them follow the taper of the out
side of the spar exactly, to insure uni
form thickness at every point-of course
when this has been done and the two
halves of the spar replaced in their
original position, a circular hole is left
in the center Of the spar, running near
ly the whole length, and following its
taper from end to end. After this the
two halves are fastened in place again
by means of wooden dowels, which fas-
ten the split together, being placed al
ternately on either side of the central
hollow, and both dowels and split are
carefully glued. These bowels vary in
size with the size of the spar, but are
usually as long as they can be made
without piercing its outside surface.
They are placed slightly nearer the cen
ter hollow than the outside, in order to
give them all the length possible. In
small spars the glue and the bowels
suffice, but in large ones metal bands ON
the outside are added. New York Sun.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-16
ARTISTS OF The ROUNDUP.

Old Time Texas Cowboys Vastly Different
From Those Of the Present Day.
The old time cowboy Is no moro. He
passed in his checks with the free grass
custom. The big pasture has intro
duced a new order Of cowboy. who sleeps
in a house and "otoys orders" or quits.
The old cowboy was the companion Of
his boss and shared his pleasures and
his hardships.
No manager in this big headquarters
rockhouse reminded him Of his inferior
rank in society, nor did any Of tho mod
ern ranch accessories mar the common
dangers, the pleasures and the freedom
aud equality OF the whilom cowboy and
cowman. But the ranch in the olden
time was cottonwood loghouse to
cook in, and for roof and protection
from the weather the slicker was used,
and mother earth supplied their beds.
Tho broad range and the overhanging
sky answered for house and home. A
roundup in lS67-S0 was not bounded
by wire fences, but the boys galloped out
of camp after breakfast, made a wide
sweep, and all then drove toward a
common center, and lot directly at that
point was gathered a herd of stock cat
tie Of ali brands. ready for the cut to
begin.
The high toned man was tabooed.
remember such a man appeared at the
ranch'of j. T.. in Shackleford county,
in 1869. He was city fellow, and
would say Thank you" and such like
His intense politeness and high toned
nonsense aggravated the boys nightly.
Jim b. in particular-poo fels6w--r
was especially fretted by his nonsense,
as he called 1t, and tried TO ridicrrle it
out of him, but in vain. At las, his
resentment ripened into genuine hatred
and it was hard to keep the peace be-
tween them, for the city fellow had
grit too.
Well, one morning in 1860, at Noun
tain pass, in Tay .or county, long before
any one lived in that section, jim got
awfully mad and gave the city fellow a
cussing, whereupol row resulted and
blodshed was barely prevented there
and then. We set the city fellow 60 ride
off, and it looked like peace had return
ed, but one hour later Jim b. and his
amiable enemy met off at ono side Of
the roundup. happened to benear. In
a fash the city chap ran before Jim,
dismountod, loveled his gun ON him and
demanded an apology or death.
Jim jerked out two six shooters, but
said nothing. aud instantly the city
fellow fired, Poor Jim rolled OH his
horse a dead man. got to them Just
os Jim fell Ho died instantly, shot
through the heart. His slayer mounted
his horse and lit out We buried
Jim and went ON with our herd, two.
men short, but with no discoFdant ole
ment among us.
Such was tho old way. The boys wera
courteous and kind, they were goner
ous and brave, industrious and honest.
but they would not stand any high toned
nonsense A new era has SGT in. Which
is the better we cannot say, but one
thing Is sure-with al his faults. and
they were many, the old tino cowboy
was a man to bo trusted ia peace or
war and was the very soul Of honor.
Dallas News.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-16
English Criminals.

Doubtless, to judge from yoir aver
age daily journal, murders ind sui
cides, crimes and catastrophcs, wars
and feuds and frauds, would seem to re-
main the staple of the human record.
But be it remembered that, for obvious
reasons, all our worst and darkest is col
lected there. One might as well judge
of public health by the painful cases
described in medical publication as
of the vast mass of solid human happi-
ness and innocent living Joy by the dali
ly catalogue of these really trivial ex-
ceptions to it. AS for sins-the most se-
rious of which are only such as are
malicious-though the population in
crease, they seem steadily 70 diminish.
We had 81, 608 "habituals" in 1868;
now the evil roll is only SO, 1853.
When the population of England wGs
10, ,257, 600 in 1869, thero were 2, $50
persons undergoing penal servitudo;
now, with population of 27,s30, 179,
the number is only 947. In 1878 the en-
tire number of prisoners 81 our janis
was 90, S38; the entire number at the
same date last year was 10, ,663, though
the population had increased by @, ,000,
600. Pauperism is also declining. In
1870, 1,079, ,301 persons were in receipt
Of relief; in 1891, with an addition Of
moro than Z, 7,000, 600 inhabitants, there
were only 774, 005. The upshot of these
figures - without pressing them too
much-seems surely to be that the COS
mic process" in our own little corner Of
the universe is not doing so badly. Sir
Edwin Arnold in LongInan's 8 Magazine.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-16

The invention Of playing cards has
been attributed TO the Chinese, Hindoos.
Arabians and Romans, but cards as
now used were invented by jacques
Gringonneur, painter, in Paris in the
fourteenth century. They were sup
posed to have been fret made for the
amusement of Charles VI Of France,
who was deranged. The French had
particular names for the 12 court cards.
The four kings were David, Alexander,
Caesar and Charles; tho four queens,
Angine, Esther, Judith and Pallas; tho
four knaves or knights, Ogier the Dano,
Lancelot, La Hire and Hector de Car
land. Cards seem originally, however,
to have been taken to England direct
from Spain, having probably been in
troduced into that country by the Moors;
the clubs, in Spanish cards, not being
trefoils as with us, but udgels-that is,
bastos--the spades or swords. espadas
They were at first stamped from wood
blocks in outline and filed in by hand,
but after the invention Of engraving tho
best artists engraved them ON copper
and struck them of at once. Column
bines were spades; rabbits, clubs; pinks,
diamonds, and roses, hearts. Human
figures opposed to those of flowers and
animals were the ancestors of court
cards. Brooklyn Eagle.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-16

Mr.. Bong" said the secretary Of
the Fearful Accident Insurance compa-
ny, "be sure and drop in at old Cur
mudge's as you pass this morning and
express your sympathy over the loss Of
his brother in the railroad accident yes
terday. Express mine also TO him.
"But old Curmudge had no brother
IN the accident, said the canvasser.
"What has that 10 do with it?'' said
tie secretary cheerily. "All he can do
is to tell you so.
"But 1t might unnecessarily alarm
him, persisted the canvasser.
"That's the poiuti that's exactly tho
point, " returned the secretary cheerily.
ALARM him as much as possible. His
own policy runs out next month, and 1t
Is one Of our duties to remind our pa
irons that in the midst Of life we are
surrounded by accidents - London
Bits.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-16

There has been 10 subject concerning
which more lies have been told than
about giants. Until it was found that
modern men could not be squeezed into
the armor at the Tower, it was take
for granted that we had degenerated in
size. This is not only not the case,
but in the matter of giants we have the
advantage Of our predecessors. The EN-
peror Maximinian indeed was said to
have been 81 feet high, but ancient
mensuratiOn, especially in the case Of
an emperor, is not ~ be trusted; in
deed, from its not hiving made him
taller, it is certain that there was no
one else nearly so tall. Orestes, it is
true, we are told, was 10 feet long-aft-
er death, but he was not thought Sc
highly of when alive; we may reasons
bly, take feet as his ultimatum.- Lon
don News.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-16

A treasury agent, speaking of tho
watchfulness of Uncle Sam's officials,
said: "A handsomely dressed man got
off ferryboat and seemed to be unusu-
ally nervous. A moment moro and he
was struggling in the hands of tho off.
GERS and desperately clutching at tho
lapels of his coat. It's no use, the
officers remarked; we know what you
have and where it is. Better give it up
and save trouble. Apparently crushed
by the discovery, the man quietly as
sisted in opening seams and produced
the diamonds from various portions Of
his clothing. Your shoes, pleasep This
rather staggered him, but he submitted
with good grace, and one of the heels
being unscrewed another lot, though
smaller and less valuable than the first,
was found there. The diamonds were
examined and pronounced to be aplen-
did article Of paste, worth about 2J
cents each. This did not satisfy us, and
the man was stripped to the skin. A
huge piece of sticking plaster was on
his back, which was removed, and un-
der il were concealed scores Of genuine
diamonds. It is not often that a ruse
Is 80 adTOitly planned and practiced. +"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-16
THE SECRETARY BRO.
The Cool Manner In which II Tsnis a Snake,
Its Natural Frey.

The Cool Manner In which IL Isniss q Snake,
Its Natural Frey.
AS soon as the secretary bird, or
snake eater, Of South Africa discovers
a rnake, it advances toward il without
hurry and without hesitation, and when
within striking distance il Immediately
elevates its crest and the feathers Of .he
neck, and without losing any time de-
livers a blow with its foot. If the snake
has avoided tho blow and attempts to
strike back, the bird interpose5 a wing,
thus receiving the deadly fangs harm
lessly upon the long feathers and im-
mediately strikes again.
The fight is then virtually over, for
If tho secretary gets in a single blow
the snakes back is broken, and the bird,
lightninglike, plants its foot firmly on
the reptiles neck and head, pressing
them into the ground while it delivers
the coup dc grace with its bcek, and
then deliberately swallows the snake
whole, beginning at tho tail, and just
before the head disappears, giving il an
enthusiastic parting rap on the ground.
But there is nothing refined about the
secretary birds appetite, for one writer
says he found inside one three serpents
"as long as his arm" IL lizards z
inches long, 81 tortoisos about 9 inches
in diameter, "besides a large quantity
Of grasshoppers and other insects, " or
in other words, ~ feet Of snake, G%
of lizard, 8lS of tortoise and say yard
of miscellaneous triflesl
The secretary bird is protected by the
cape authorities for the immense public
benefit it confers in eating poisonous
snakes, and a penalty is attached by
law to its destruction. And if it were
necessary hundreds of eyewitnes5es
could be called to prove its right to the
title of serpontarius. Curiously enough,
too, this bird may bo trained, and is
trained, to protect poultry yards, not
only from snakes, which are too fond OF
eggs, but from other birds of nrev.