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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
Refused the Reception.

Henry Miller, colored porter,
was fined 500 by the recorder this
morning for slapping his wife last
night. Henry explained it by say
ing his wife had been coaxing him
to allow her to give a reception
for some children and he had
refused. When he went home
he found his bedstead taken
to pieces and he could
not sleep. Then he slapped her
Tell me you can't slap woman
for that" he wound up with in
dignantly. The other witnesses
testified that Miller had set his
wife out of the house without
scarcely any clothing on her.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
CITY PAY DAY.
The Mayor Called on the Big Tax
payers.

The Mayor Called on the Big Tax
payers.
All departments of the city gov
eminent will be paid this month,
anyhow.
This afternoon the police depart
ment, pound officers, sanitary in
spectors, fire alarm operators and
tiremen will be paid. Tomorrow
the health department, garbage
department and street commits
sioner's forces will be paid.
This will exhaust the money
thus far collected and on hand.
The police department requires
S3,663.25, garbage carts, 81, 1875. There
are Is carts and two garbage
burners.
The parks department requires
$2S7 for May salaries and expenses.
The fire department $2,72S.02; city
engineers department 500; street
commissioners department $2,702.-
80. Special bridge work $1,000. The
total amount on pay roll'for May is
| $4,000.
/ Yesterday afternoon, Mayor
Paschal, seeing the great
need of this money by all the
employees of the city, and not
having in the treasury nearly
enough to meet these salaries, re-
solved himself into a collecting
committee of one on city taxes and
called on several of the heavy de-
linquent Taxpayers and stated the
case to them frankly asking
them to make payment. They did
T so, Messrs. Geo. Dullnig, Half d
Bro, l.. Wolfson and the Crystal
Ice Co. turning in an aggregate
sum of nearly $4,000. This, added
to what the city collector had col
lected, amounted to $l2,566.05 for
yesterdays collections, and en-
abled the city to pay off a good
deal Of its Indebtedness to those
employees who need the money
badly.
The city collector got in this
morning about $1,000 of this and
additional taxes due. This he will
turn over to the treasurer tomor.
row before banking hours, together
with all additional he may collect
for this week, in accordance with q
peremptory letter from the mayor
requesting him so to do.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
Monthly Statistics.

There were 294 cases before the
recorder during the month of May
Of these there were 81 cases of
disorderly conduct, Is fights, 80
Migrants, AZ DRINKS and disorder
lies, and 16 for failure to pay occu-
patton taxes.
The Alamo police station had 43
of these arrests.
There were 3342 meals furnished
city prisoners in May, these at a
cost of $292.75.
The total number of building
permits issued in this city during
May was l04, at total cost of $57, :
4S0. Ward No. 3 led with IL per-
mits at a valuation of $l3,440.
The number of inmates admitted
to the city hospital in May was 20,
there were 2 deaths, from consump-
ton, 10 were discharged and there
are now Is inmates.
So far reported for May there
were 161 deaths in the city, but all
death reports are not yet in.
The pound men captured 50 ami.
mails in May.
Police made total Of 81 arrests
in May.
Ditch commissioner reports
number of hours water was used
from bitches during May as fol.
lows: From San Pedro ditch 240
San Pedro branch ditch 90; Madre
ditch, %; Madre branch No 2, 70J
Madre branch No. 3, 127; Upper
Labor, III; Convent branch, Is;
Alamo 3; total 1853 hours. This
water was only used from the first
to the tenth of the month.
City electricians fees for inspec.
ton during May amounted to $67
There were seven alarms of fire
in May, as follows:
| May AT 8 p. M. box 253
frame stable Of Chas. Loeffler, 12l(
Presa street.
May 4-1:l5 pm, box 40, resi-
dence owned by Mrs. f. p. Tuns
tall, 424 Oakland street.
| MayS-S:45 p. m, Dox Is, shed
false alarm.
May SD: As p. M, still alarm
no box, chimney fire at Mrs
Sweets residence, corner Pecar
and Jefferson streets.
May lO-1 40 p. M, box 125, pill
of rubbish rear Kypfer & Seng's
Houston street.
May 29-7: 35 a. m, box ~, chin
ney fire in Mr.. Wards house, OIL
Hickman street.
May 29-S:55 p. m, box 10;
brush pile, Dawson and Olive
streets.
Up to June lst there had beef
; 676 dogs licensed by the city col
leCtor.
There were $3l3.I1f collected il
inspection fees by the marke
master for the month Of May. H
and his assistants inspected 1917
beeves, 1884 calves, 800 hogs, AL
sheep. The butchers killing thu
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
Presented the Petition.

The County Taxpayers associa-
ton this morning presented their
petition against issuance of the
100000 bridge bonds by the county
commissioners to County Judge
Callaghan. They were received
very pleasantly and the Judge in
formed them that he was with
them in sympathy in this matter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
League Work at Fort Worth.

"The white Republican League
club, in Fort Worth, now num-
bers over $50 members
and is rapidly increasing in men,
bership; the negroes are also Or
ganizing a club which will have a
membership much larger than the
white club Fort Worth Mail.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01

largest number Of animals during
the month were Mathews Bros, 81
beeves, 6Ocalves, % hogs, 80 sheep,
and A. Walters, 4S beeves, 20J
calves, % hogs, 81 sheep.
There were 81 licenses to marry
issued by the county clerk during
May.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
Colored Republican Clubs.

At Fl. Worth, Dallas and Hous-
son the colored Republicans are
organizing separate Republican
League clubs. What is the mat
ter with the colored Republicans
of San Antonio? Somebody must
be mOnkeying with the colored
brother. r.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
Infants Shoes
24CtS.
WOLFF & MARKS
Great Shoe Sale
Saturday. 6 l 1t Il
INQU IRE ABOUT THIS.

Twenty acres of land north OF city, near
city limits, beautiful location; land suit
able for suburban residence, chicken
farm, or cultivation. The location is high
overlooking the city; this tract can be
bought for one. half its value. Call and see
JOHN Il. HAMBLEToN & Co.,
) 81 st No. lO4 East Commerce St.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
CITY NEWS.


white woman preferred. Apply at
once. Alamo Flats. 81 It
Antonio -Calonge, aged year,
died today from measles, on Tam
pico street, Ward 2.
Miss Melas has opened dress
making and is ready to take or
ders at the lowest prices. Call and
see her at 126 Soledad st. 8 3l1w
j. l.. Camp, brother of the
popular district attorney, is the
happy father of a fine ten pound
boy, who arrived at his residence
at West End today. Mr.. Camp is
at home today with his wife and
child.
Cheap billiard and pool tables
and bar fixtures. Ed. Friedrich,
pa Crockett street. 5 20 Inns
The rain fall in the eastern
part of the county is reported as
being only light sprinkle.
"A number of members Of the
Casino association will have a
dance at Muth's garden tomorrow
night.
See Wolfson's window of mems
shoes ranging in price from $3.50
to $500. Gilt
The picture in the LIGHT to-
morrow is winner on any ticket.
Rats! Rats! Rats wanted,
5000, at good price. Jockey Club
saloon, Ave. d and It'll st. 81 2tF
F. A. Sweezy has secured per-
NIT to erect a dwelling at No. 10
Belmont street, Ward 6, to cost
200.
Clerks and statesmen try our
$500 shoe. Judge their value by
the months they wear. See win
dow display.
6 l 1t l.. WOLFTON.
Major G. C.Cresson received his
brevet commission as lieutenant
colonel from the war department
yesterday, for gallant services dur
ing the war.
ALI first-class places keep Ochs
& Asehbacher's fine summer drink,
weiss beer. tt.
st. Luke's Sunday school enter
tainment, to be given in st. Luke's
hall tonight, is postponed till Mon
day night.
"A healthy, summer drink, ask
for Ochs & Aschbacher, weiss beer.
Gift.
The crossing, at the corner Of
Romano and Augusta streets, is in
need Of repairs. A number of ac-
cidents have already occurred at
that place, but thus far none of a
serious nature are reported.
Weiss beer, made by Ochs &
Aschbacher, is the finest summer
drink. tt.
Ben Terrell will speak on We'd
nesday, the 9th of June, at Con-
yention hall and not 10th.
Mems shoes-a splendid line
in the window today.
Is lit l.. WOLFsoN.
The fare from San Antonio to
Fort Worth for the Republican
League convention will be 1886
for round trip.
See our display Of mep's shoes
an elegant assortment to select
from.
6 1t l.. WOLFSoN.
Governor Richard B. Hubbard
the silver.tongued orator Of Texas
will deliver lecture at the Grand
opera house tonight. Tickets &c
cents.
Carl Beck's sixth and last
Grand Orchestra Concert of the Sc
ries at Muth's Garden tonight
Should the weather be unfavorablt
the concert will positively taxi
place in the large pavilion. 6 l /
"A german will be given a
Turner hall tonight, compliment
airy Of the young lady graduates o
st. Mary's hall. The affair is il
charge of Messrs. Arthur Caldwell
Bryan King, and George Aliens
: worth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01

Mrs. Anton Hannich, ST., cele-
brated her birthday anniversary at
her residence, on Elm street, yes
terday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Nest Perfect Made.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-11-02

A Word which Has . Queer Engiish
Derivation.

remember long time ago hearing
singular definition Of term very
well understood by most of us, given
by an old Scotchman, who spoke with
. strong accent whats a firt?" said
he. "a man who proposes and is re-
fused" How he came TO be in such a
state of benighted ignorance is more
than can say, but SO It was, and am
reminded Of the story by seeing in q
book that the verb ''to firt" means ''to
move to and fro with pert motion, as,
to fiirt q FAM The fan being used for
coquetting, those who eoquetted were
called ''fan hirts" Lady Frances Shell
ley introduced the word.
While on this subject, says writer
in the New York Journal, / should like
to mention, as the result OF observa'
tion, that firts are born, not made,
and that unless the faculty comes by
nature, it 10 not very much use to try
and acquire it, because not only does
the effort recall sometimes the at
tempted gambols Of cow, which only
draw attention to the natural heavi-
ness and solemnity Of the animal, but
it is as likely as not that in putting on
q manner and 'wsysr that are not con.
sonant with ones temperament, one
may make hideous mistakes, Just 81
when o very shy person tries to be cool
and assured in bearing it happens
often that the coolness seems like
rudeness, and the assurance like inso-
lence. / don't believe we can really
alter our natural selves even external
iy, any more than we can change our
physical appearance much without its
being found out, It is the lass in the
lions skim" after all,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-11-02
CURED BY LAUGHTER.


Cases Where Health Was Restored
Through Fits Of Mirthfuiness.
The remedial effects Of laughter are
really wonderful Cases have been
known where hearty laugh has ban
ished disease and preserved life by Q
sudden effort Of nature. We are told
that the great Erasmus. the eminent
theologian, laughed so heartily at q
satirical remark that he broke tnmor
and recovered his health. In singu-
lar treatise on Laughter Joubcrt
gives two similar instances. A patient
being very low. the physician, who had
ordered dose Of rhubarb. counter
manded the medicine, which was left
on the table. A monkey in the room
jumped up, discovered the goblet, and,
having tasted, made a terrible grimace.
Again putting his tongne to it, he per
ceiyed some sweetness In the dissolved
mama, while the rhubarb hsd sunk to
the bottom. Thus emboldened, he
swallowed the whole, but found 1t such
a nauseous potion that, after many
strange and fantastic grimaces, he
ground his teeth in agony. and in
violent fury threw the goblet on the
floor. The whole affair was so ludi.
crous that the sick man burst into re-
peated peals Of laughter, and the re-
covery Of cheerfulness led to health.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-11-02
EARLY USE OF OXEN.
rhsy Prsesdsd the Horse In Agricultural
Labor.


The help which our bovine servants
render us by the power which they
exert in traction, as in drawing plows,
sleds or wagons, appears to have been
first rendered long after their introduc-
ton to the ways of man. The first of
these uses in which the drawing
strength of these animals was made
serviceable appears to have been in the
work of plowing. In primitive days
and with primitive tools, hand delving
was sore task.
The inventive genius who first con-
trived to overtnrn the earth by means
Of the forked limb of tree, shaped in
the semblance Of pillow and drawn by
oxen, began great revolution in the
art of agriculture. To this unknown
genius we may award place among
the benefactors of mankind, quite as
distinguished rs that which is occupied
by the equally unknown inventors of
the arts of making fires or Of smelling
ores. After the experience with the
strength Of oxen had been won from
the work of plowing it was easy to pass
to the other grades Of their employ
ment where they were made to draw
carriages.
Next after the contribution which the
kindred of the bulls have made by their
strength we must set that which has
come from their milk. Although this
substance can be obtained in small
quantities from several other domestic
ated animals, the species Of the genus
Bos alone have yielded it in sufficient
quantities greatly to affect the develop
ment Of man. 1t is difficult to measure
the Importance Of the addition to the
diet, both Of savage and civilized peo-
Pile, which milk affords. 1t is fact
well known to,physiologists that in it,
simple form this substance is com
plete food, capable when taken alone Of
sustaining life and insuring full de
velopment Of the body.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-11-02
THE GRAVE or LAFAYETTE.
An American Flag Has Always Waved
Over 1t.

OFtF lLs
while in Paris a short while ago.
said traveller recently, according to
the Washington Post, sit occurred to
me that i: was fitting act to make q
pilgrimage to the tomb of that illustri-
Gus Frenchman dear to the hearts of
all American patriots, Marquis de
La Fayette. ] asked number of peo-
pie before could find anyone to en-
tighten me as to the spot, but after re-
peated inquiry aseertained its location.
The grave is situated in old Paris,
within the grounds of convent that
the ancestors Of La Fayctte founded,
and where repose the remains Of many
of the French nobility.
''The first thing that attracted my
attention in connection with the hero's
tomb was that above it floated silken
flag, bearing the Stars and Stripes. 1t
seems that good many years ago an
American gentleman left in his will d
sum of money to be used for the special
purpose Of keeping an American flag
forever flying above the grave Of La
Fayette. It has done so without inter.
mission from the day the will went
into effect, and whenever through the
wear of the elements one flag becomes
unserviceable, new one straightwey
takes ito place. Through untold cen
turtles the emblem of the country
which in its early struggles ior liberty
had his benefieelt aid will wave above
his ashes
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-11-02
The Horses Ears.

wnen the horse sleeps it is said that
one ear Is directed forward, why Is not
known. A writer in the English Me-
chanic thinks this is to guard against
danger, being survival Of their orig
inally wild habits, He says: Watch q
horse asleep through the window Of
his stable and make q faint noise 10
the front That ear will be all atten-
tion, and probably the other win ay
round sharply to assist. Now let him
60 70 sleep again, and make the same
noise to the left The forward ear
still will keep his guard, with possibly
3 lightning aick roupa, snly v 1sssme
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-11-02

Ayoung man, who looked every inch
the bridegroom, stood in the rotunda
Of the Great Northern the other day,
says the Chicago Times, telling friend
Of the manner Of his proposal to his
bride. She had known of his wild
ways and fondly hoped to reform him
through marriage. After ! had popped
the question and she had accepted lne, \
he said, Y ut ONCE began to talk -
the wedding, We will 80 aw' eo',,,l ~
where by ourselves. my 1.ear 'oS sa;S,
there will be no hour,.,b no coras sa,u, ~
icereuiea hero she interrupted me,
ana win :. dignified sweep of her arm
declared; Mr.. -, shall certainly IN,
sist upon ceremony
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-11-02
A LANDLuBBER SURPRISED.
Quiehness of British Tars In Clearing =
Battleship for Action.


Battleship for Action.
At the words: "Clear for action there
is q commotion which landsman
might mistake for panic, as men rush
from point to point, A biuejacket,
says the London Daily News, never
walks when an order is given, but does
everything at the double. Everyone
knows his station, and goes to it by
the quickest and shortest way. With a
rapidity that seems wonderful, COM
panion ladders, with their ponderous
gangways, are unshipped and slowed
away; railings around the low decks,
fore and aft, are lowered; the ventilat-
ing cowls and chimney stacks disap-
pear, to be replaced by covers flush
with the deck; matches are battened
down, water-tight doors closed, and
tackle rugged for hosting ammunition
from the magazine. Between decks
everywhere something Of the same
kind is being done as quickly and as
quietly, and then the men stand to
their guns. When the bugles sound for
firing to commence, the great barbette
turntables revolve slowly, trained by
unseen power, and the quick-frinR
guns in maindeck batteries are worked
with surprising celebrity by detach-
ments of royal marine artillery.
At prize shooting recently de
tachment fred sixteen shots in three
minutes from one Of the repulse guns
scoring nine direct hits and planting
all the other seven shots so close to the
target that they would have riddlet
the hull Of very small ship. Tht
seventeenth round was in this gun
when the cease fire" sounded, so that
one gunner, who was loading, mus
have lifted seventeen hundred pound
in three minutes This incident gives |
vivid idea of the work that would hav,
to be done in action by crews Of thes'
quick-fring guns, as well as Of th'
smartness with which the "blue ma
rinesn set about their task. Fire dis
cipline will be potent factor in an,
future battle at sea, and there can b
no better means Of acquiring 1t thai
by such exercise as one has seen q
general quarters during the maneu
vers,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-11-02

a siberian Travellers Protertion Against
the Gold.

This author Of ION SIedge and Horse
+, ,cls 40 the Siberian Lepersn was de-
trmlnel not to freeze to death. She
ls...l 4 whole outfit of woolen under
y r. t.lcn a loose kind of waist lined
With ilauael, very thickly-wadded
e.der-t.own ulster, with sleeves long
eacurh t0cover the hands entirely, and
fun collar reaching high enough to
cover she head and face. Over all this
she had shecpskin reaching to the
fent. and furnished with collar which
came o7or the fur one. Then over the
silc,psl;in she wore dacha, which is q
fareaat OF reindeer skin. But this was
only the beginning.
On my feet were stockings made OF
long hair; over them pair of gentle
n,ai,'s thiclxest hunting stockings;
oyei them pair of Russian boots made
Of felt, coming high up over the knee;
ana over them pair of brown felt
valenkies Then was provided with
large fur bag or sack, into which |
could step.
My head-eovering was . fur-lined
cap, and the etceteras consisted Of
shawls, rugs and wraps.
The sledge-one of the elevated kind
had tobe mounted. I stood beside II
trying to solve the knotty problem Of
how to get in. There was no step to
to help me; and there was crowd OF
men, women and children gazing at me.
Three muscular policemen attempted
to lift me gently into the sledge; but
their combined strength was futile
under the load. So they had to set me
ON the ground again.
Then i attempted, in q kind of majes
tic, contemptuous way to mount with
ont assistance; but alas. my knee.
would not bend. My pride had to sue
cumb; was helpless. Two policemen
came and essayed another man@uvre
They took me by the arms, and then
at their signal, made one desperate
frantic effort, and l was in.
Twas in, but / had to be packed ant
slowed away. The men pushed ant
pulled and dragged and coaxed, and q
last, and my clothes were ready fol
starting. As to bowling and thanking
my assistants, that was impossible;
just sat, and fairly gasped, and longet
to get away,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-11-02

u DRilsrs Matsriaiiy from That Of Hoi-
land.

land.
The .,Afrixnansche Taal" Is mot the
Dutch of modern Holland. In Its ORR
GIN it represents the old Dutch Of the
country districts In the Netherlands,
together with tendency toward the
Flemish dialect. 1t has incorporated q
great deal of English and q little
French, says the Fortnightly Review
Above all, it's pronunciation is quite
different to that Of the classic Dutch,
and 1t lends itself much more readily
to English tongues and palates. 1t is
almost impossible for Dutchman Of
Holland, on arriving in South Africa,
to understand the native Dutch dialect.
Words are greatly clipped, and, al
though the abominable cultural 'g" is
still retained, the equally fatiguing
Dutch pronunciation OF sch" is hap
PLY changed into a simple ''sk." The
vowels are pronounced almost as they
would be by an Englishman. For in
stance, ''beestn is pronounced like
"beast, not like "baste, as it would
be In Holland. A Cape Dutchman talks
Of .De Beers" he does not pronounce
u DE Bares, as the real Dutchman
would do. Needless to say, the "Afri-
kssnsche Taar has no literature be-
hind it, and all the best things written
In Holland have either made their ap-
pearance in Latin, French, or even
English, or have rapidly been translated
into those languages il intended to be
widely read. The adoption, therefore,
Of the English language Throughout,
South Africa is necessity forced on
that community by commerce, manu-,
/ factures, mining enterprise, and all
dealings with the outer world.
As q matter Of fact, young Boer will
learn English as quickly as q raw
Scotchman would exchange his harsh
dialect for the incisive, clear, quick
speech Of southern England.