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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
DURING A STORM.
Perilous Predicament of Passengers
Aboard a Steamship.

Perilous Predicament of Passengers
Aboard a Steamship.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
"Every one has heard of the way
in which passengers on some
European railroads are locked in
the cars" said Henry L. Luker, of
Denver, who has just returned
from a European trip and passed
through st. Louis yesterday on his
way home. "The way passengers
are treated on some, at least, of the
ocean liners seems to me to be even
more unreasonable. In a locked
car, with no conductor in range,
a passenger appears to be in
a very bad scrape in case of
a collision, but passenger
who is locked in the saloon of a
vessel during storm is worse off
still. While we were crossing the
ocean eastward in January we
were caught in what | thought the
most terrible storm the ocean had
ever seen, although my views were
not shared apparently by the
members of the crew. Still the wa
ter was so high that the hatchways
were nailed down, no passengers
were allowed on deck, and there
was a general consultation among
us as to what our chances would be
if the ship went down to the bot
tom. 1t would be too late then to
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
CITY NEWS.

Jockey Club races. 424 tt
Prepare yourself for big time
at the Jockey Club Races. 4 % tt
Frazier carts at reduced
prices. Maud S. and J. &c. speed
ing carts at Staacke Bros. % lot
Excelsior Lodge X. p. will give
an entertainment at Castle hall to-
night. All Knights of Pythias,
their ladies and friends are cordi-
ally invited. The last entertain
ment given by this lodge proved
quite interesting.
The directors of the San Anto-
MO Gun club meet tonight to re-
place the gold medals lost to the
champions, Thiele and Biesenbach,
lately. 1t is the intention of the
club to purchase two elegant solid
silver mounted cups, to the value
of $50 to $40 apiece, for first and
second class shooters.
knights of Pythias, Excelsior
lodge, will have an "Open meeting"
of a literary and musical charac-
ter, in the Reuter- building Castle
Hall tonight.
No meeting of the ladies Of the
Battle of Flowers committee was
held yesterday afternoon.
The following ladies are on the
reception committee of the Art and
Hospital Ward exhibition for to-
day, from 3 to 6 p. M: Mrs. J. M.
George, Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Z. A. Cole
man, Mrs. Henderson and the
Misses Myra and Emma Reed.
Miss SHAMROCK Taylor will lee
ture.
"A meeting of the Comus club
was held at Mrs. Sam Stacks resi-
dence, Prospect hill, last night. All
arrangements for their ball at Bel
KNAPP armory Friday night were
completed.
Another gents furnishing goods
store is being opened on Houston
street, by Messrs. Davis & Blumen-
thai.
Sheriff Herman, of Galveston
is in the city after Gebhardt, the
convicted bicycle thief. He is
wanted in Galveston to answer
for a similar transaction there.
Gebhardt is the son Of a very
wealthy hardware merchant in
Germany, and it is evident his
father does not know Of the down.
ward career of his offspring.
"A meeting of the San Antonio
Retail GrOCers' Protective associa-
ton will be held at 102 East Hous-
ton street Thursday night, at 8
o'clock. Full attendance request
ed. 425 Ut
Mrs. Louisa Allardyce, of Gal
weston, formerly Mrs. Stumberg, of
this city, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Lingsweiler, on Burnett
street.
"A bathing party was down be-
low the city in the river last night,
having lots Of fun.
The police force was yesterday
decked out in new brown straw
hats. The headgear cost Sl.75
each.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
=. WOLF SONS

us the store that stands the test
Of Constant trade, and this is why;
We carry nothing but the best,
You doubt it? Give our store try"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
An Early Peddler.

Policeman Herrera arrested a Mexi-
can named Cruz Pracida early this morn
ing near the Arkansas Pass depot, on a
charge OF being suspicious character.
He was seen to go into the yard of a res
idence and TO act otherwise suspiciously.
He had a pair of shoes, also, which he
was trying to sell at different
places. He said he was
shoemaker and had made the
shoes, but they proved to be second
hand shoes. and his plea was not good
He was fined SIS by the MAYOR.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
Hitching Weights No Good.

J. w. Hartmann was fined 81 by the
horse hitched securely on West Commerce
street yesterday. The animal was at
tached to a Is pound iron weight, which
is pounds heavier than the ordinance
requires. but he had dragged this into the
middle OF the street. As he was a vicious
horse, and was guilty Of swapping at
passersby, the mayor decided that Mr..
Hartmann had not tied him securely as
the ordinance requires, hence the fine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
PATS DILEMMA.
[BY HENRY RYDER TAYLOR.

BY HENRY RYDER TAYLOR.
As Pat and Mike lay calm asleep,
They were awoRe by fire;
Right quick they donned their neither
clothes,
And fled in scant attire.
Poor Pat, in haste to don his pants,
Got in them wrong side first,
Nor did he notice this till Mike,
His friend, in laughter burst
"Oh Pat" said Mike, show does yez
fale?"
Quoth Pat, Faith. Dim all right"
'lndade, says Mike, and is that SOP"
And laughed in great delight.
"Pfwat are yez laughing at ?" asked Pat,
And on reply insisted;
WELL" answered Mike, "if yez alroight,
Your body's moighty unlisted"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
Testing Hydrants,

The fremen have been detailed by COM
panies TO Test the hydrants in their res
pective districts, inrOtation. The Mission
fire company is testing their MIGRANTS to-
day. This will take them several days,
after which some other company will
sake hold OF the work.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
HELLO TREREl

Are you looking for a large lot near
Main PIAZZA for an elegant building sight?
If so I'll sell you 2JO feet on Dryer
avenue, the Bon Ton residence part OF
the city for 5000, graded street, cement
sidewalks and San Antonio river in rear.
Think what a beautiful spot 1t will make
for q home. j. A. DAUGHERTY,
asst. Daily LIGHT Bldg
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
Rnrpain in q Ranch.

We offer for a short time 400
acre arm and ranch, 13 Smiles from
San Antonio, on railroad. Good
residence, rooms, large barn, place
all fenced, 100 acres in cultivation
and abundance of water. Price,
$4,000; J cash, balance easy terms.
JOHN T. HANBLETON & Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25

DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
Recaived Her.

A brilliant reception was rendered Miss
Sophie Goggan. OF Galveston, last night,
at the residence of her friend, Miss Elise
on NacoGd Iches street. About
Is couples of young people were present,
and dancing was the order of the evening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25

Laundered Negligee Shirts rs Cts
Unlaundered White Shirts 10 Cts
Plain White and Fancy, puff
bosom Shirts, 70 Cts
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
CHANCE FOR THE POOR MAN.

1 can sell you so acres or more, on
the Medina river, Is miles from
city, on two railroads, at $40 to $l5
me acre; easy payments.
]. A. DAUGHERTY, lO4 East Com
merce St. (12 soft, no. 8
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-25
New York and Europe

The Mallory S. Line offers to the travelling
public he cheapest aud most delightful sum-
mer route to New York in their fast and pow
erful Iron steamers, having cabin and steer
age Accommodations unsurpassed by any line
atoat sailing from Galveston every Wednes-
day morning.
EUROPEAN TRAVELLERS
will find this the cheapest and most desirable
route, making close connection in New York
with all the Trans Atlantic lines. Passengers
booked through to and from all points in
Europe at reduced rates. For tickets, sailing,
plans of al steamships, reservation of rooms
and correct information in detail, apply to
VIII. YOUNG.
General Agent Mallory Line and Agent for
all Transatlantic lines. 5l7 E. Houston st.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24
The Audience Laughed.

John Barker, who fills the role of the old
Connecticut farmer in "A Nutmeg Match"
tells Of On actor who once took tie leading
juvensl. part in a play in which Mr.. Barker
was the chief comedian. The leading juve-
nile was vain of his mustache, whose ends
he had curled daily in BARRIERS shop. One
evening he had just been shaved, and the
barber was putting on the finishing touches.
when a fire broke out in the building in
which the shop was located. The leading
Juvenile was one of the first to flee.
It was almost time for the performance
to begin, and he went ut once to the the
nter. His role required him to wear ordi-
nary street clothes and to use no makeup
He had hardly reached the thcatcr when
the moment came for his entrance on the
stage. He went on, assuming his most kill
ing air.
A shout of laughter from the audience
staggered him. He turned to a mirror that
was used in the scene and saw with horror
that in the excitement due to the fire the
barber had neglected to remove the curl
papers from the ends of his mustache.>
New York Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24
A Clever Method Of SWindltng

A gang of sharpers are having success
in swindling game in the interior
towns of West Virginia. A we'll dressed
man puts in an appearance at country
store, and informs the proprietor that he
is searching for rare coins. giving list
of specimens and their alleged value
He asks the storekeeper to keep a sharp
lookout. and in case he gets any of the
coins mentioned in the alleged list to
keep them until he returns. which ne
says will be in short time Soon an
other stranger casually drops in and
buys some little article, and in making
cnange exhibits several coins which. he
says. are pocket pieces.
The proprietor consults his list and
finds the value of the alleged pocket
pieces put down at forty or fifty dollars
each. Anxious to make a good thing.
the proprietor nearly always pays good
big price for the pieces. He then waits
for the man who made the tempting OF.
fers. but he never turns up.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24
THE FiREMAN'S MOTHER.

=, the famous Chickamauga vale
"herc the cfapc moss trails and the cyprcsa
shines,
Lives poor old mother, whose wocful wall
ROW means with the pines.
Last night at McIvors derailed train
(Ihis brief, brutal message the wire thrilled
North from Atlanta) and Richard M'Clain,
The fireman, was killed.
Only fireman, SO this will do,
8rsefiy to tell to tho mother heart,
with three line paragraph, terse and true,
10 strike like dart.
That never more need she set light
II her country home on the window sill
That would say to her boy going by in the night
Your mother is WELL"
\These three short lines in tho morning press
old not that q mother watched in vain
for the son, who never again would pass
Her home, on the train.
And now, when the rushing train goes by,
Is that dark vale where the shadows be,
No more will his answering signals say,
II remember thee''
Miriam Baird Buck in Arkansaw Traveller.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24
The DiSAGREEABlE MAN.

( ain't much en- preachin nur te!iin whoppeP
Eaow things is continncrly Vaughn askew;
rvc kim ter conklusins it's highest ter proper
Ter white yer story er cut it in two,
Fer do uaSpiSe,
Mex ter him that tells lies,
The Teller tLet's maxim the bigges' ado.
Daown tew our taown meetin they's alters .
Teller
That gifts in get an keeps US all blue;
None on us can't sleep when he starts out to
heller.
My 'pinion o. him let me whisper to you.
1f.el jest about
Like wrastlin aout
Tho Teller thet's maxim the biggcs' ado. |
T af cllersgot sumpthin ter say, let him sayfH
l ain't a-complainin so long ez it's new;
T feller's got sumpthin ter pray. let him
prayi it,
So long ez it's short an so long ez it's true.
EZ / said afore,
I'll pint ter the door
The Teller thet's maxim the bigges' ado.
New England Farmer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24
Terr0rs Of Letter Writing.

A new terror has been added to letter
writing SO awful in its possibilities a.
to make cautious souls tremble ut the
sight of pen. It's bad enough to sus-
pect that your best friend will confide
your notes to reporters or sell them to
autograph collectors, but now that
chemistry steps in to absolutely change
their complexion. what method OF com.
municating thought is left save the tele-
phone2
Judge Furman, of Denver, says that
BY the use Of certain chemicals it is pos
sible to remove the words of a letter
and substitute others without detection
even under a microscopic Experts in
recent doodle cases" in Colorado test,-
fed to this fact, one of whom actually
made the experiment before Judge Fur
mans very eyes
Here's pretty stats of thingsl Must
we, for fear of being convicted Of MUIR
der, arson or some other crime foreign
to our natures, refrain from writing al.
together, or can we keep out OF prison
by making careful copies Of every form
of letter even to dinner acceptances and
regrets7 Behold a new social problem.
Kate Fields Washington.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24
A Curiosity In Bookkeeping.

''Talking about bookkeeping" said Milt
Brisbane to reporter, there used to be .
nan in Yankton whose system of book
keeping accounts was wonderfully efficient.
He kept hotel, and he could neither read
nor write. He did not know how to spell
bis own name, but he did thriving bust
ness and collected every dollar of his &C
counts. Once, years ago, when first came
to this country. went to his hotel and
stopped there two weeks. When left, he
presented me with statement of what I
owed him, and it was curiosity. He had
copied it from his ledger.
"At the top of the sheet there was rude
picture of a soldier on the march and after
it three straight marks. Then there was
scene showing man at table eating. Then
appears bed with a man in it. In the
amount column there was a picture of y
doll and after it the two letters RS. After
the picture of the man eating there were
70 marks After the view of the man in
bed were IA marks. looked at the &C
count, then at the proprietor, and told him
it would take me week to answer that
conundrum. I was completely stumped,
and when that hotel man deciphered the
amount for me it was this:
1.-THE picture of the soldier walking meant
march, ard the three marks supplied the
date, March 3. when began boarding. The
man at table with 40 marks after it indi-
Gated :(.at had eaten ~ meals. The man
in bed with IA marks showed that had
slept IL the house IA nights. The doll with
the RS after it meant dollars and in the
figure columns appeared the figures IA.
which was the amount owed him. And
It was true bill. '-YanktOn Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24

were passing through aneighborhoodc called
Sodom en- route home from a dance re-
Gently they were met several times by a
large black cat, which persisted each time
in passing so close to him as to rub his leg.
He grew angry at last and expressed his
mind very rudely, but Flaherty pleaded
mockingly for the cat, saying loosely.
"You don't know but you shall be a cat in
the next life" Scarcely had these words
been uttered when the cat repassed and
rubbed him again, and without more ado
he kicked it high in the air.
The young men proceeded toward their
parting place, from which each had more
than a mile to travel homeward. When
Flaherty was half way home, he met Can
navan, who exclaimed: "Hellol Where are
you going?"
''I'm going home" said Flaherty. "What
in thunder are you doing here?"
On comparing notes Cannavan found his
error, and, instead of accepting an invita-
ton to go home with his friend, started
homeward only to be lost again and meet
his comrade once more This time he ad-
mitted being bewildered and requested his
friend to accompany him to the place where
they first parted, which Flaherty did. When
0nio POAAo was AOoSA0Ns oAA0y 0oOOA q AAAAUAoo
to speak.
The cat appeared again. They began to
inwardly curse the cat, each reading the
others thoughts in their silence. At this
moment voices were heard overhead near
by.
The first was, "Oh, the bloodp'
The second, The earth is deluged!'
The third, "Woel Obi Obi! Oh!!l''
"That last voice." said Flaherty, lis
ThreeDa Una ma Cardle's voice! That is the
banshee that follows our family and is new
er heard except preceding the death of some
member"
The couple now became thoroughly fright
ened, and Cannavan readily accepted his
companions invitation to 60 home with
him, nor was time wasted in getting there.
Neither slept any that night. The worry,
with the feeling that the trouble was all
incurred by his treatment of the cat, which
both now looked upon as supernatural,
he does not hes tate to say caused the change
in his hair. Neither has recovered his nor
NAL condition, and the sequel of ''Threena
Una ma Cardle's' voice is anxiously await
ed. Both young men are much above the
average in intelligence and stand high in
the respect of the community, where they
have lived all their lives. Cannavan is
about % years of age.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24
Edison on Brain Food.

Said Edison in recent interview:
"Every man has his own ideas as to what
he should and what he should not eat
and what quantity of food he should
partake of during thecourse of "a hours.
"As a general rule. you may put it
down that hustlers eat very little. l
mean brain hustlers. They don't need
much fuel. eat very little"
"How much?'
The famous inventor picked up a scrap
of yellow blotting paper lying before
him and drew upon its rough surface q
diagram. The broad brow of the thinker
contracted. It must have been diff
cult thing to determine just how much
food substance it took to supply the sys-
tenn of the thinker. The result showed
that Mr.. Edison eats but "a ounces Of
food a day.-Brandon Bucksaw.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24
They Can Do IL.

lis there any way to make new fur
uiture look as though it had been made
q century ago?" asked q correspondent.
There is. A houseful of children will do
it for you in about q week.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24
Wanted the Batting Threads Pulled.

Wanted the Blasting Threads Pulled.
Eating corn from the cob may not be
The most graceful or dignified mode OF
enjoying the vegetable, but it is u meth
cd much affected throughout the coun-
try.
Observing q young lady attacking an
ear in this way recently, o Brooklyn man
was bold enough to make the remark.
"You like your corn unshaven. do you,
Miss Blankr'
"Unshaven, did you sayr' replied the
miss, whose teeth had just become en-
tangled in some corn silk. II wasn't
thinking of the whiskers, but when you
spoke l was wishing that they'd pull the
basting threads the next time they serve
it."-New York Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24
Ru,sia,, Reserve war Fund.

Russia's Reserve War Fund.
Russia has about $4OO, 000, 900 in gold In
her treasury. which is being held as war
fund. The currency in Russia il . depre.
ciated paper.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24
TIE VOICE OF A. BANSHEE.
It Pursued James Cannavan and His Hair
Turned Gray In Night.


Mr.. James Cannavan, a young school
teacher, dwelling near Birdseye, Ind, claims
to have had an experience lately that turned
his hair gray in single night. While his
story requires more than average credulity
IN the supernatural to believe, the gray hair
shows foritself. Cannavan AYERS that while
he and a companion, William Flaherty,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-24

exchange it is very easy to make or lose
e5,OOO."
He laughed and said:
"You have been lucky this time, but
take my advice and don't go in for
'plunging.'
II don't mean to, Mr.. Seymour, but
desperate cases requiredesperate means. I"
II expect you thought me very mer-
cenary, Harold, but I must now tell you
why I made that stipulation. People
suppose am very wealthy, but lately I
have lost heavily, and am now in want
of few thousands for week or two
and haven't any available security to
offer.
"Will you lend me your $4,000 for a
month? You shall have it back with in
terest, and when you marry will keep
my promise and settle 10000 on Mel
lie."
"You are quite welcome to the money!"
said. "All I want is Nellie"
We were engaged six months, and
have now been married three months,
but I haven't yet regretted my first and
only speculation. I didn't tell Nellie all
the facts of the case. She thinks it was
owing to lucky rise in one of my small
investments that was enabled to sat-
isfy her father, and I don't think it nee
essarY to undeceive her,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-11
Chinese TcahnnScs.

The restaurant, or tCahOuSe, Ill China takes the place of the western clubroom. All the current news and gossip are here circulated and discussed over their eat ing or gambling. One of their games of chance, which we have frequently mo- ticcd, seems to consist ill throwing their fingers at ono another and shouting at the top of their voices. It Is really a matching of numbers, for which the Chinamcn make signs on their fingers up to the nunCral ten.
 Tho Chinese of all nations seem to live ill order to eat, and from this race of cpicurcs has developed a nation of excellent CCCl.s. Our faro i'll China, out side the Gobi district, was far better than in Turkey CT Persia, and for this reason We arc better able to endure the increased har,lships. A plate of sliced meat stcwcd with vegetables and served with liQuant sauce, sliced radisheS and onions, with vinegar, two loaves of Chinese Ino-mo, or steamed bread, and a pot of tea would usually cost Us about g.. cents apiece. Every thing in China is sliced so that it can be eaten with the chOpsticks. These we at length learned to manipulate with suffi- cient dcxterity to pick up a doves egg. the highest attainment ill the chop stick art. The Chinese have rather a sour than a sweet tooth. Sugar is rarely used in anything, and never in tea. The steepcd tea flowers, which the higher classes use, are really more tasty with. | out it.-CCD:ury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-11
DRESS DON'TS.

Don't wear q fur or feather boa with a cotton drDSs or shirt
 Don't wear feathers in your hat aud patches on your boots.
 Don't wear a sailor hat and blouse after your foriieth birthday.
 Don't pinch your waist Fat, Iko lnur- der, will out-sOmewhcrc.
 Don't forget that dress was made for woman, not woman for dress
 Don't put powder on your cheeks with out looking ill n glass afterward.
 Don't clothc yourself in mans apparel and expect the courtesy duo to 0 lady.
 Don't let your dressmaker dress you. Dress yourself. Sho may give you smart ness, but indiviiUality-nevcr.
 Don't wear heels to your boots unless you can afford to have them always heels and not half ones on one side only.
 Don't forget that, although veils are be- coming to most faces, feet yelled in lace stockings do not look well in the street
 Don't emulate the ostrich. The new flower in your hat does not divert atten- tion from the ragged condition of your skirt lining
 Don't, dear sisters, don't imagine that blouse or shirt, coat and sailor hat gre suitable for women of every age and fig ure on every occasion.-New York Ad- yRrtiSer