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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-04

OF the le Martha Washington
wrote In r9nse to q resolution de-
claring It the sense OF Congress
that the ~ r Of his country should
be buried ithe crypt OF the capi-
tol In whiHhe gives her objections
tosthat pla Last summer the assist
ant librari4f the Senate discovered
on the tor q bookcase in a dark
store roomdozen volumes OF official
reports thsfould not be duplicated
for love omoney, and were sup
posed to b1nt Of existence. There
are doubtl other books and manu.
scripts OF ual value in the dust
and dark (at should be carefully
preserved. fites Washington cor
responding 1t would be a good
thing for hgress to employ some
man who<nows oil about such
things to through the files and
select the 81 from the wheat. The
rubbish cdko to the paper mill, but
the impor3t records should be mr.
ranged fo4eservation. AS it is now
every newerk that comes in, and
changes made frequently. over
hauls the les and makes the room
he needs throwing out what he
considers eless.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-04

AN ANALYSIS or ABRAHAM
LiNcoLN's CHARACTER.

Love for the People and for the Union
His Chief Traits. He Never APP
prevsd . Soldiers Death Warrant.
Always Granted Respite
In an address upon Abraham Lin
coin, delivered at Burlington, VT,
Hon. Chauncey Depew said:
AS We study the characteristics
which made Lincoln great and sue
cessful. we find them not In the
usual gifts Of great statesmen. They
were an instinct for the right, COM
prehension OF justice, q boundless
sympathy and compassion, an in
tense and yearning love for his fell
lows and their welfare which knew
neither rank nor race, but gathered
within It's boundless power all man
kind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-04

A Norwegian fisherman who had q
sort OF European reputation was
Swend Foyn, the founder of whale
catching on o large scale In Norway
and the inventor Of the harpoon can
non. He has just died at Tonsberg.
Though blunt old fisherman, he
was influential and popular, and 1t
was on one of his boats last year
that the German Emperor went on a
whale hunt. 1t was due to an inven-
ton of Foyn's--a cannon ball that
generates gas In the body Of the
whale and prevented 1t sinking-that
whale fishing became 90 great an in
dustry IN the North.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-04

number more than 80. 600 in @ total
Scandinavian population OF about
l25. 900. In the cityso Chicago there
are more than 10000 Swedish, more
than 5000 Norwegian and more than
$500 Danish voters. The Danes,
smallest OF the groups OF Scandina-
Wan voters in the country, are most
numerous in Iowa.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-04

The total number OF Scandinavians
in this country Is shout 1000, 600,
but instead of being distributed
throughout the various States they
are to be found almost exclusively in
the Northwest. No-wegians are most
numerous in Minnesota, where the
total Scandinavian body amounts to
ESQ, OOO--about double the number
Of Germans and eight times more
than the Irish. Swedes are most
numerous IN Illinois, whore they
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-04
AMBITION

Float upward on ambitions fIrv,
To find the skies afiame
With gilded creatures that aspire
TO pluck the gems Of Fame;
But, wearied with thy struggling flight.
Thou drink'st from sorrows cup
To find, upon that towering height,
Are thousands further up.
Cleveland Plaindealer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-04

Fisher; and so does hog, valued at
~, owned by Crowder. One day
Crowder let his hog out. Almost
simultaneously Fisher left the gate
Of nice new hogpen on his place
open. AS it was the hogs day of it
determined to see all that was to be
seen and so it strayed into Fishers
hogpen. Just afterward Fisher de-
cided to close his pen. which he did,
remarking: Great Scott, I've got a
hogl Well, findin's is keepin's !"
Pretty soon Crowder demanded his
hog. Fisher replied: Il amt got
yer hog" and the hog, with that In
gratitude Characteristic OF his spe-
cies, grunted approval. Then
Crowder went to law; but the jury
was hung. Costs on Crowder, $S9.
Nothing daunted he brought suit
again. Several lawyers and about a
hundred witnesses on both sides;
also humping big costs. The trial
lasted three days. Finally the Jury
brought in verdict of one cent and
the hog for Crowder. Fisher and his
friends are mad; so also are Crowder
and his friends. The only being that
seems to be contented is the hog.
In the fileroom and document
rooms at the nations capitol, Sc
GREETED under piles OF useless govern
ment publications and the accumu-
lated dust OF years, lie many precious
papers and books, whose existence is
forgotten, or at least Is unknown.
Not long ago one OF the file clerks Of
the House of representatives found
eight autograph letters Of Washing
ton In the midst Of pile OF old
records which his superior officer
thought he might just as well get
rid Of" At another time he dis
covered In Z pigsonhels the original
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-04


the mullins with giggle, and Tom
and Harry had been told by mamma
that her father would lay out their
clean clothes and give them any help
they needed in. the toilet line. BY
the time he sat down at the table he
was a desperate man. His own
toilet had been sketchy in the ex-
treme, and he had literally had not a
minute to think. Mary, in the gay
est OF spirits, took his bundle of bills
and went of, reminding him not to
forget to sort the washing just
brought upstairs, and that this was
the day for sweeping the parlor.
And l hope" said she cruelty at
parting, THAT you will find time to
give at least fifty strokes of the brush
to your back hair, James, dear"
The pen refuses to record what
James replied under his breath to
this hcartiess taunt, for when man
has said farewell to his back hair it is
hard to be reminded of it. The day
wore on. He hardly knew why he
didn't fling of the yoke and 60 down
town as usual, but some logged per-
versity in his nature kept him at his
post, and to his own grim amusc-
ment. Hannah's delight and the
children's establishment he did his
best to take up all his wife's forsaken
duties. She had not exaggerated
when she said that her house was
full, and that she had no time to
think OF herself. A thousand and
one little tasks sprung up on every
side. Housework seemed to him q
many-headed hydra, and one being
knocked of another instantly APP
peared in it's place to distract and
bewilder. Late In the afternoon, az
he sat down for q moment to rest,
seeing spare quarter OF an hour be.
fore it was time to lay the table fol
supper, q loud cutlery rose below
stairs, and the twins appeared, bear
ing poor little Mabel between them,
a damp, doleful object, covered from
head to foot with mud. The children
talked all together, and at the top Of
their lungs, trying to explain how
Harry had play fully poked his sister,
and how she had lost her balanc<
and had fallen headforemost into th>
ru<<or. IN ~ xnrn< Qottoroot plaee,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
ARRIVED.
Our Combination Express
Wagons.
1t PAUL WAGNER.
Real Estate Transfers.

Catherine S. and Nose G. Harris
to Thomas F. Coffey, lot s, block
II, on Lucas street; 800.
Lula Peay to John Rittermann,
tract of land out of original lot 20,
range 5, district 3, about five miles
from San Antonio; $116.66.
S. R. Ingersoll to F. A. Sweezy,
loss acres of land out of the w. T..
Neil survey 81, on the Castroville
road; $4,000.
Francis Smith to Kate M. Clark
son, lot 2, on the east side of Dwyer
avenue; $4,000.
James Hobbs and wife to John
G. and Kate Fiedeke, lot ID, block
Is, on Vinton street, north of U. S.
government barracks; ST, 800.
George w. Russ, trustee, etc., for
the West End Street Car company,
to E. B. Alling, part of original
city lot 14S, containing six acres,
bounded by Ruiz, Trinity, Leal
and Salinas streets; So and parti-
ton of real estate.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
The Girls Father Appeared.

Plans for elopement of young
couple, neither OF which was over
II years old, were frustrated by
the father Of the girl early this
morning. The couple live with
their parents on Houston street,
west of Alazan creek. They COM
pleted arrangements last night
and left their parental roof before
daylight this morning. The girls
father found them at the Southern
Pacific depot, waiting for the
morning train for Mexico, whittier
they intended fleeing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
A CHRISTMAS RHYME.

BY ECHOES" FROM WEST END.
The reckond anniversary of the meek and
Mauger;Iain babe, Gods own Christ
child,
Is drawing near; let us remember then
His Peace on Earth and Good Will to
Men"
Nor ever forget, whatever you do,
That the Savior Of all was born Jew.
His life was love, his words all charity:
Suffer all children TO come unto me-"
Nor ever forget, that he who did bless,
Thinks more Of the man who llghtens
distress
Than Of all the gowned howIers, who love
to dwell
On the pain of death and the tortures of
hell.
II you bring one JOY to the house Of the
Our God in Heaven will think of you
more,
Than, II, unmoved, you pass by grief
Or believe prayer from you gives relief.
II the fates have dealt kindly by you
and yours,
Then think of neighbors who may be
And don't think your soul is free from
perdition,
Because you subscribed TO far for
eign mission.
Waste not your thoughts in finding which
faith
Is worse than yours, at the Golden Gate,
You'll surely learn, II you are no fool,
That none are good, except "The Golden
Rule"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
RECEIVES A VOLUNTARY TRIBUTE
OF GRATITUDE FROM MR..
NJ. 7. HALL.
CHRONIC RHEUMATISM
OF Twelve Years. Duration Cured by
Munyon's Improved Homeopathic
Remedies-Ask Your Druggist
for Munyon's Guide TO
Health and Cure Your
self With a 25-cent
Munyon Remedy.

In personal letter to the Editor
OF the Houston Herald, Mr.. M. T.
Hall, well known contractor and
builder of Houston, Texas, writes !:
at is my duty to those afflicted as
1 was in the past to make a state
ment Of my complete restoration to
health by Munyon's remedies.
More than twelve years ago 1 re-
moved to Houston and as a result
of exposure contracted rheumatism
in so severe a form that / was often
unable to attend to business. also
suffered very greatly from dyspep.
STA and stomach trouble, and al
though / spent a great deal OF
money in trying various remedies,
/ could get no relief. Finally, after
hearing OF many remarkable cures
by Munyon's Remedies, L concluded
to try Munyon's Rheumatism Cure
and the Dyspepsia Cure. l used
these remedies only two weeks, but
1 am very glad to declare, most pos.
itively, that they have made new
man of me. My rheumatism and
dyspepsia are both gone entirely. 1
can use my limbs as freely as be-.
fore / was afflicted and eat heartily
of anything set before me-"
Munyon's Rheumatism Cure
seldom fails to relieve in one to
three hours and cures in a few
days. Price, rs cents.
Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure is
guaranteed to cure all forms OF in
digestion and stomach troubles.
Price, % cents.
Munyon's Headache Cure stops
headache in three minutes. Price,
% cents.
Munyon's Liver Cure corrects
biliou sness, jaundice,
constipation and all liver diseases.
Price 25c.
Munyon's Kidney Cure speedily
cures pains in the back, loins or
groins and all forms OF kidney dis
ease. Price 25.
Munyon's Blood Cure eradicates
all impurities OF the blood. Price
25c.
Munyon's Cold Cure prevents
pneumonia and breaks up cold
in a few hours. Price 25c.
Munyon's Cough Cure stops
coughs, night sweats, allays sore
ness and speedily heals the lungs.
Price 25c.
Munyon's Catarrh Remedies
never fail. The Catarrh Cure
price 25c-eradicates the disease
from the system, and the Catarrh
Tablets-price 25c-cleanse and
heal the parts.
Munyon's Remedies at all drug
gists, mostly % cents a vial.
Munyon's Vitalizer restores lost
powers to weak men. Price $l.O0.
Personal letters to Prof. Munyon,
1905 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa,
answered with free medical advice
for any disea Sc.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT.
Creditors Of Charles Schnider:

10 creators OF Charles Schnider:
Please take notice that Charles Schni-
der on the 28th day Of November, 1895,
executed an assignment of his property
for the benefit Of creditors and constituted
and appointed l. b. Henyan, assignee.
All creditors of the assignor consenting
thereto shall make known to the assignee
their consent in writing whiting four
mouths aud within six months file veri-
fed statement OF their claims against the
assignor, with the assignee, at his office,
in the Clifford building, San Antonio,
Texas.
Dated December "a, 1895.
/. b. HENYAN,
IL A-3l-j JAM Assignee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
COUNCIL IN SESSION.
John Kuefner Allowed no Back
Salary = 1851 Appropriated.
Will Taxa nm Exnurainn

John Kuefner Allowed no Bacl
Salary - 1851 Appropriated.
Will Take an Excursion.
Other Matters.
Yesterdays council session wa.
agreeably short to all concerned
and only routine business wal
transacted. Petitions were pre-
scented and referred to committees
to-wit:
Citizens, to have Slocum place
macadamized; III. G. Dayhoff, re-
mission OF pound fees; City Insur.
ance company, to erect a public
fountain on north side Alamo
plaza, as a memorial to the late
Mayor Paschal; to have upper
Labor ditch cleaned; Geo. NJ. Nav
erick to put in storm water strain
Jas. Wahrenberger, to lay tenn
porary curbing; Thos. and Louise
Hopperty, Margarita Marucheau,
w. S. Hardy, for relief in assess
ment matters.
The city attorney presented a re-
port that Sewer Inspector Kuefner
was not entitled to wages after his
official appointment was annulled ;
adopted.
Assistant city attorney reported
that certain fines inquired about
by Alderman Mackey, had been
paid.
The council accepted an invita-
ton to take an excursion to Sas-
pamco on Friday next to sec the
sewer pipe factory.
A shooting gallery on West Conn
merce street was declared a null
sance and abolished.
The encroaching fence of G. Har-
nisch, on Guenther street was
ordered removed.
Assessment committee reported
the usual number OF petitions re-
garding taxes.
The finance committee appro.
priSted $500 to open street
through the property of B. Rey-
nolds; also 500 for hauling wood
to public schools; $1,30S from
sewer fund for engineers depart
ment; $54 for repairing bridges.
Total 1891. These appropriations
were confirmed.
Trevino street was selected as
the one on which to lay the new
asphalt paving.
The ordinance governing the
fire department was read and
laid over.
An ordinance prohibiting the es-
tablishing of variety theatres east
Of San Pedro creek was adopted.
Also an ordinance requiring that
persons, before getting permission
to make excavations in the streets,
should deposit with the city clerk a
sum sufficient to replace the streets
in their former condition and to
keep them 80 for one year, the
amount Of deposit to be estimated
by the city engineer or street COM
This was laid over and
the council then adjourned.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
ARRIVED.
Our Combination Express
Wagons.
1t PAUL WAGNER.
Knocked From AM Sides.

"Well, Pm being knocked from
all sides about my BRICK" re-
marked Mr.. j. A. Robertson, the
Monterey brick man, TO a LIGHT
reporter in front of the Menger
hotel this morning. "Some say it
is too hard, while it is too soft for
others. But 1 like it. 1t makes
me feel mean, you know"
Just then little newsboy came
up. especial LIGHT, mister ?"
And Mr.. Robertson gave the boy a
quarter and told him to run along.
"Now, I'll read some more about
my brick. L hope you'll have a
merry Christmas
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
NOTICE.

From the City Insurance Office
of San Antonio, Texas, to our
customers: In order that there may
be no misunderstanding we wish
to say to our friends that we have
requested two Of the companies
doing business through our local
office to seek another representa-
tive. The companies alluded to
are the "Lion" and the Scottish
Union.n
We took this step because of a
demand made on us by said COM
panies, which we could not con-
scientiously carry out.
We do not dispute the right of
these companies to manage their
own business. But we do as
sert that OURS is the privilege to
decline to take part in any trans
action which is contrary to our
ideas of fairness and justice.
We still have and will continue
to have ample facilities for hand
ling, in accordance with proper
rates and rules, all business intrus-
ted to our care.
We solicit a continuance of tn Q
peoples confidence and patronage,
believing that there are enough
companies left in the world who
will permit us to serve them and
the public alike with equal good
faith, and with the same quota OF
fairmindedness towar dboth. Sim
cerely, S. ID. SCUDDER.
Copy of that part of telegram re-
ferring to resignation of Lion and
Scottish Union companies. -
"Unless for increased hazard, 1
cannot rightfully collect addition
al premium from any San Antonio
merchant whose present policies
were correctly written by my office
according to your own regular
tariff rates. If you demand other
wise shall consider it an injus-
tice, and you will have to secure
another representative i respect
fully insist that no punishment is
due to the assured, nor to such
agents who issued policies to as
surred in good faith and in &C
cordance with correct practices.
Respectfully. S. d. SCUDDED,
Agent" II "a Ut
The record of remarkable cures
effected enables us truthfully to
n
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
ARRIVED.
Our Combination Express
Wagons.
1t PAUL WAGNER.
Thank You, Bro. Grice.
THE LIGHTS SPECIAL.

THE LIUHI SPECIALl
1.-THE San Antonio Daily LIGHTS big
special edition was issued yesterday and
is filled with interesting information
about San Antonio and Bexar county. 1t
also contains biographical sketches of a
large number of city and county officials
and business men.
The edition contains twenty-six pages,
is cleverly illustrated and presents neat
typographical APPEARANCES. A. Elk.
press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
To Be Married.

Mr.. Joe Martinez, one of the popular
Miss Ida Hessler, formerly teacher in
the Protestant Orphans Home, will be
married on January 1st. The LIGHT joins
their many friends in wishing them a
happy and prosperous voyage through
lifa
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
HERMANN RREus1Na.

Notary public, will attend to PEN
sion claims, Power OF Attorney and
Passports to all foreign countries.
TRANSACTIONS. Office, San Antonio
Daily LIGHT, 104 East Commerce
street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24

State of Texas, County OF BeXar. S..
l, Ferd. Herff, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement Is true to the best of my
knowledge aud belief.
FERD. HERFF, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
23d day of December, 1895.
CHAs. DEUssEN,
Notary Public, Bexar County.
Correct-Attest:
JNo. A. FRAZER,
DR.. f. HERFF,
+. A. STRIBLING,
Directors,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying.

What the People are Saying.
1, The quarterly statement of City
Auditor Meyer and approved by
the finance committee has been
published in the LIGHT. If the
object of this publication is to in
form the taxpayers of the financial
condition Of the city it falls far
short.
But this statement deserves the
careful scrutiny of every good citi-
zen and should not be dismissed by
simple glance and remark that
life is too short, etc.
Since the writer OF "Short Stops"
has been singled out in this Official
report in a way that calls for
notice, "Short Stops" will take the
pains to explain the last report of
our city financiers.
We will try and return good for
evil, by explaining as far as is pos
sible what the auditors report
means.
Under the head salaries we
find bills paid to aldermen the
sum of $775, then follows, "paid
salaries to officers and assistants
for September, 1895, So, 2l6.15." Who
the "officers and assistants" are,
whose names have been SUPPRESS
ed in this report we are left to
guess at.
Just below salaries" item, is the
"police department."
Garcia, for feeding prisoners
Wolken, for shoeing horses; Frank
Bros. for hats; Calaveras Sand Co.,
for sand; Menger, for soap, etc.
Police payrolls, for September and
last il not least, paid James p.
Newcomb salary for September
1895, 500.
From which last item it is evil
dent that the auditor had some
hesitancy whether he would put
the recorders clerk in his report at |
all; or he neglected to lump him
in the common lot of "paid salaries
to officers" and had to get him In
and put him in some
good company.
An officer is one who takes an
official oath the mayor Is no more
an officer than the policeman. The
police are paid by pay roll, other
officers are paid by warrant. So it
seems that the auditor did not EN-
brace under the head of "sal-
aries" or 1'salaries paid to
officers and assistants and the
or he has set himself up
as sort of judge to define what |
an officer of the city.
But this is only an Insignificant !
matter, but glance at the "reca-
will show salaries"
again So, 1876. So that there is a
OF 800 TO DE accounted |
for, to be distributed between those
officials whose names have been
1t would be a satisfaction to the |
public to see the entire list of "off- |
GERS and their assistants" with |
salaries attached. Perhaps the |
was hurried in his work |
and could only think Of few of |
their names; or perhaps it was not |
to name them; at any |
rate, we must conclude that the |
report for the last quarter |
should not be passed over silently;
let us see il we can understand |
from it just where 100000 has |
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24

Judge l.. s. Lowbon is in the city
from Floresville, and guest OF the
Maverick.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24

No Trouble to Get Money.
II your security is good. Low in
terest-long or short time. Address
Lender" care LIGHT
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
HIGH ART WALL PAPER

Can be found at B. G. RIELY's, 140
Commerce street. If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24

The record of remarkable cures
effected enables us truthfully to
say that Hoods Sarsaparilla is the
only true blood purifier prominent
ly in the public eye today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
of the
San Antonio National Bank,

At San Antonio, Texas, at the close of
business, Dec. ID, 1895:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24

Under the head salaries" we
find bills paid to aldermen the
sum of $775, then follows, "paid
salaries to officers and assistants
for September, 1895, $2,2l6.15.n Who
the "officers and assistants" are,
whose names have been SUPPRESS
ed in this report we are left to
guess at.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24

Since the writer OF "Short Stops"
has been singled out in this official
report in a way that calls for
notice, "Short Stops" will take the
pains to explain the last report of
our city financiers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24

We will try and return good for
evil, by explaining as far as is pos
sible what the auditors report
means.