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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-07-17
CITY ITEMS.

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-07-17

"Fog Horn cigars at NowIand's:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23
James |, a PrOtectiOniSt.

In 1908 James's first Parliament
decreed that persons who felt
themselves injured by the granting
patents or monopolies to others
should send in written statements
of their cases, and thata committee
shout d report upon such cases and
advise what had best be done to
meet them. 1t was found upon in
quiry that most Of the monopolists
trading companies (the largest one
the world has ever seen, the East
India Company, was founded in
I6oo) were not doing well, but that
many private persons had made
large fortunes by their grants.
The House then decided that these
privileges should be divided into
lawful and unlawful ones. On the
list being submitted to the King
by Sir Francis Bacon, he Cancelled
some patents, left the legality of
others to be settled in the courts of
law, and chung tenaciously to his
royal prerogative in Others.
One of the patents on the list
had been granted to the Lord Adj
miral to sell wines-a somewhat
indignified occupation for such an
officer, but curious proof how far
corruption had spread in the high
est ranks of the public service.
At this period, however, James
did not quite feel his way in this
country. A total stranger to it he
was careful at first to please his new
subjects till he found what they
would put up with and what they
were rather touchy about. Cauti-
ously he began to grant monopolies
in all directions, vowed thereto by
by his own avarice and that of the
many needy Scotchmen who fol-
lowed him into the Land of Para
disc. The patentees, however, had
to pay very smartly for their priv
ileges. Jamess first exploit was
a patent given to Lord Sheffield,
Sir Thomas Challenor, and John
Bourchier, Esq, in 1906, of divers
absolute, full, free licenses touch
ing the sole and only making of
allomes (alum) the liquors there
of in England, Scotland, and
Ireland for 81 years, they paying
him b7oo a year. Having made
this tolerably satisfactory bargain,
(the sum named would be equal to
nearer e. 900 now, } the King dis
covered that alum was metal and
that the prerogative gave him a
right to all metals. The patentees
who in the meantime had assigned
half their interests to some London
merchants, with power to dig,
open, and work all manner OF
mines and ewers of allomes" where
ever they might be found, had to
surrender their rights for 60, 900
a year. This was to be raised to
SI2, 900 in three years, but was
intended to reimburse them for the
buildings and plant they had cree
ted in various places. -Cornhill
Magazine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23
PENCIL DAsHEs.
Written for The LIGHT. |

Written for the LIGHT
He who reposes no confidence
in the honesty Of mankind, is him
self rogue, at heart at least.
The man who doubts the virtue
of women, in general, should never
venture upon marriage.
Never talk either politics, or
religion, on the street corners,
unless you are fairly thirsting to
be insulted by some low and
vulgar fellow, unworthy of notice.
Every man imagines he could
edit a newspapers, and for that
reason, he abuses papers for being
poorly edited. Persons who can
not spell, or write, correctly, feel
sure they would make splendid
editors.
A girl, who olives, moves and
has her being" in society, will
make a poor wife, and worse
mother.
American girls, who have paid
millions for titled husbands, have
enjoyed but little matrimonial
happiness and, consequently, been
swim dled out of their money.
Street education is only pre-
paratory school to the penitentiary
and the brothel.
The "manly art" has been made
a felony in Texas, but the deadly
six shooter and the "drop" is the
order Of the day.
1t begins to look as though
George Clark had taken the con-
tract to divide and destroy the
Democratic party of Texas and
was about to succeed.
II they cannot raise the funds
necessary to give San Antonio a
shove, all clubs and organizations
had as we'll retire from business.
He who proposes to be the friend
of every body is a friend to
no body. His show of friendshi p
is a wilful fraud.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23

There is one medicine which
every family should be provided
with. We refer to Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. When it is kept at
hand the severe pain of burn or
scald may be promptly relieved
aad the sore healed in much less
time than when medicine has to
be sent for. A sprain may be
promptly treated before infiamma-
ton sets in, which insureS a cure
in about one-third the time other
wise required. Cuts and bruises
should receive immediate atten-
ton, before the parts become swol-
len, and when Chamberlain's Pain
Balm is applied it will heal them
without matter being formed, and
without leaving a scar. A sore
throat may be cured in one night.
A piece of flannel dampened with
this liniment and bound on over
the seat Of pain, will cure lame
back or pain in the side or chest in
twenty-four hours. 1t is the most
valuable, however, for rheuma-
tism. Persons afflicted with this
disease will be delighted with the
prompt lelief from pain which it
affords, and it can be depended
upon to effect a complete cure. For
sale by F. Kalteyer & Son, Chas.
Campbell and James Clavin, drug
gists, San Antonio, Texas. If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23
For the Daily LIGHT.
MEDoRAS MELANGE.

In reading Medora's Melange, L
was reminded that the Bible says,
"Whatsoever man soweth, that
shall he also reap;" and again the
scriptures teach that she that
soweth to the flesh shall Of the
flesh reap corruption, but he that
soweth to the spirit, shall Of the
spirit reap life everlasting"
Medora says that men claim
that they only are privileged to
SOW wild oats, and that they eXer-
else this privilege as they please,
by sowing from halls a bushel to
hundreds of bushels.
But a woman is not permitted to
sow wild oats, in any measure, and
If she dares to act so, the poor
giddy thing Though fully quail
fed to fill any office as well as
mem is hustled out of respectable
society, and hooted, jeered and din
gonged at until despair and des-
peration drive her to cast herself
into "facilis descensus averni"
and slide to the bottom at break
neck speed.
l infer that means that the in
clination, in herself, or her sex, to
SOW wild oats is too strong that
she also wishes to SOW hundreds of
bushels, and to secure the harvest
FOR herself; and having started by
one sowing, "the descensus averni"
became so easy, and the return so
difficult, in consequence Of her
first descent, that she does not try
to return.
She says the Bible has but one
code for men and women.
Again she seems to have learned
that there is humbuggery in every
class of men and women, and that
poor, weak, trusting woman is so
easily victimized, that sowing wild
oats, attending theatrical shows,
where indecency and immortality
are the principal attraction, she
Is easily led astray or victimized (;
and even her disgust leads her to
see it, even to the end; (the "Ulti.
ma Thule'O and she is so easily led
astray, that she must go down in
to the mire and slime at the foot
of this "descensus averni," and
prove again and again the depths
of its defilements. She has ex-
perienced the evils Of her fall she
thinks she knows the mind Of
Christians; she also thinks she
knows the mind of our Lord on the
subject of sowing wild oats and
gathering the harvest.
She forgets that the scriptures
teach that without repentance
there is no remission Of sins; and
she regards despair as equivalent
to repentance. The proverb says
that there is no repentance in the
grave, nor pardon offered to the
dead. Medora seems to know much
more about the foibles, oat sowing,
ETC., of others than of herself.
In paragraphs 4, 8 and 6, she
speaks as il from her personal ex-
perience and knows that whereof
she speaks.
The proverb again says "Experi-
ence is dear school, but fools will
not learn in any other;;" but of
course this cannot apply in this
case. PAX VoBIsCUM.
TT T. Cnr,,,rr a. 10 Iox, ord
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23
AN ORDINANCE

To prohibit the interference with
the free flow of the water in any
of the irrigating bitches of this
City, except as therein specified
and to affix pen atty therefor.
Belt ordained by the City Coun-
ell of the City of San Antonio:
SECTION l. That hereafter it
shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to place or cause to be
placed in any of the irrigation
bitches of this City, any gate, dam
or obstruction whatsoever, which
will interfere or impede in any
way the free flow of the water
therein; except at such times as
such persons are entitled to use the
water as designated by the ditch
commissioner.
SECTION 2. Persons entitled to
the use of the water as designated
by the ditch commissioner shall at
all times allow an escape of at
least 1872; said 109S to be allowed
to escape at the bottom, or through
an aperture of the necessary dimen-
sions, in the middle of the dam.
SECTION 3. Any person or per-
sons violating the provisions Of
this ordinance shall upon convic-
ton therefor, before the recorder,
be fined in any sum not less than
five dollars nor more than two
hundred dollars.
Approved October %, 1895.
(Signed)
HENRY ELMENDoRF,
Mayor.
Attest:
(Signed)
+. r. NORTON,
10 % lot City Clerk.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23
AUCTION, AUCTION.

Great Auction Sales daily, commencing Oct.
LIST, at 10 a. M, the Green Front Auction and
Commission House, consisting of Diamonds,
watches, jewelry and everything in the furni
ture line. Outside sales promptly attended
TO. Satisfaction guaranteed. Furniture moved
and stored at very low rates; responsible for
all breaksge. A. BERGER. Prop.
Ger. Commerce and N. Flores st. S.26tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23
FINE FURs FOR WINTER.

A fine angora skin in front of your bed
will keep you from catching cold when
getting out of bed these chilly mornings.
A good comfortable fur rug can be
bought for less cost than your average
doctor bill will be. Do not fail to visit
my collection and fine stock of Furs,
Angora skins. etc. Salesrooms at 2ll
South Alamo street, and 213 Alamo plaza.
10'1S 3m CHAs. p. KOCH,
Practical ur Dresser,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23
SILVER KING SALOON

Cor. Flores and Commerce SITS. East side Mill
tary Plaza. If you want drink of the cele-
brated G. & b. 1896, Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey
of Gallagher, and Bourbon Philadelphia, and
e. FUTILE, the Genial Proprietor Silver
King Saloon, who always keeps the finest
brands of imported and Domestic Wines,
Liquors and Cigars.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23

VIM. REUTER's, ALAMO PLAZA
Is the finest saloon In Texas. Four.
teen different societies meet in his
hall. Fine ladies parlor attached,
where gentlemen are not admitted
unless accompanied by ladies. Best
OF refreshments and polite atten-
ton. 4 25 IT
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23
NOTICE.

The tax rolls for the year 1895
are now in my hands and all state
and county taxes are now payable
at my office. JOE CAssIANo,
Tax Collector, Bexar County.
1919 tt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23

Finest hand made Sour Mash
whiskey-Old Crow, at the Crystal
saloon 407 Main plaza. APO t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23

H. L. STEELE q Co., hay and
grain, 1l5 Losoya street. 10 lott
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23

r;no Toh prinfinn At Lowest rates, at the LIGHT 10
EllG JUU IIllllug OFFICE .1o4 East Commere street
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-15
THE MIRRORS FLASHES,
They Are Distinctly Seen From
San Francisco to Mount
DiablO.
The Signal Corps Service Sends
Messages Distance Of One
Hundred Miles.

On Saturday morning Lieutenant G. G.
Boa oman Jr. and a detachment of the
signal corps left the city on the s o'clock
boat on a mounted trip to Mount Diablo,
where an intermediate station was to be
established for the work to be performed
Sunday.
After traversipg the hills back of Berke-
ley the troopers took the trail leading
down into Contra Costa County and then
struck the road for the summit of Mount Di-
ablo. Arriving at the hotel the detach-
ment dismounted and bivouacked in a field
and prepared for their evening repast, hav-
ing first cared for their horses.
An early morning start was made for
the top of the mountain and by 9:15
o'clock communication was opened up
with San Francisco. Captain Hanks, under
whose supervision the expedition was con-
Quoted, established the home station on
Telegraph Hill, with another detachment
of the corps, and after waiting for the
clouds to roll by, there being a long, low
line of clouds hanging over the valley below
the peak, joyfully exclaimed, "there they
are, lookp' and Immediately all eyes were
turned in that direction, the peak from
that time being perfectly clear, and there
was seen JDe HaSn OI ILelC DlTTOr, which
looked like dazzling star peeping over the
mountain.
Congratulations of success were at
once forwarded to Lieutenant Boardman
and on to Lieutenant f. L. Martin of the
Sacramento Signal Corps, who was in
charge at that end of the line, and later on
word was received from Sacramento that
everything was working in fine order.
The work was kept up till MONDAY
when word to close station was forwarded
and the Mount Diablo station started on
their return to the city.
The work just performed by the Signal
Corps goes to show what necessary adj
iunct the functions of this branch of the
service are to the State in case of actual
warfare or telegraph or railroad strikes.
The day was beautiful and exceptionally
fine for the practice. The regulation hello
graphs were used The distance over
which the messages were transmitted was
about 100 miles, it being thirty-two miles
from the city to Mount Diablo and seventy
from that point to Sacramento.
The corps has various other trips mapped
out, which they will undertake throughout
the summer months.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-15

ton last Monday. This evening Little
Robinson Crusoe' will take its place.
At the California ''The Girl I Left Be-
hind Me" was attended by a full house
last evening to witness the closing produc-
ton of that piece. By the house itlooked
as if the popular piece would run another
week with profit, but it will be changed for
a Country Sport" this evening.
AT Morosco's Grand Opera-house the
"Lightning's Flash" played to good aud
fences right up to it's close last evening.
The Power of the Press" strong Amer
lean melodrama, will be put on tonight.
Popular specialties at the Orpheum drew
crowds last night, as they have done all
last week. An entire change of programme
will be made this evening.
One of the most notable and delightful
events of the dramatic season in this city
will be the appearance of ]. K. Emmett in
his charming comedy, "Fritz in a Mad
house" at Stockwell's Theater tonight,
which has had most successful run of
three months at the Fourteenth-street
Theater, Kew York. "Fritz in a Mad
house" is a most interesting play. 1t is
one OF the best that J. K. Emmett ever pres
sented and is full of comedy and action,
with nothing dull or superfluous in the
telling.
The new three-act operatic extrava-
ganza,. the Bathing Girl" opens at the
Baldwin this evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-15

hulk, in that locality for long time, and
was afterward broken up.
When General Lafayette visited this
country in 1924 he was a passenger on this
vessel when stanch new craft. The gen.
eral returned to France in the frigate Bran
DIVINE, which was placed at his disposal
by this Government. The Lafayette
Guard secured the plate from her cabin,
and an engraving of the ship, which, with
a bust of the honored Frenchman, adorns
their quarters.
r The spirit of baseball that once -four
ished amid bowls of the Oakland enthusiast
and the bleacher crank at the Haight-
street grounds has passed down to the
water front and there holds high carnival
around the docks and among the shipping.
The new diamond field is located in a va
cant lot at the foot of Folsom street and
the games draw large crowds of the old
time lovers of the revived sport, The
fences, warehouse roofs, seats of freight
trucks and the forecastles of vessels in the
vicinity are points OF vantage from which
the players are urged to their work and
the long-suffering umpire is guyed with
the vim and impunity of other days.
Yesterday club uniformed by local
soap firm and one by an uptown clothing
house batted for supremacy. The tailor of
the latter nine falled 10 get his men In
their new clothes, consequently they
rushed their nicely garmented opponents
all over the new grounds, beating them so
badly that their score was lost in the count
and runs of the clearinghouse players.
A huge new steel cable for the Market
street Railway Company was taken up
Market street yesterday. 1t contained 24,-
$50 feet of wire rope and was drawn by
forty horses. So heavy was the load that
the basalt paving stones under the truck
were driven into the ground, and the
crossing stones all the way up the street
were cracked.
The war goes quietly on between the Sail
ors Union and Shipowners' Association,
and numbers of vessels are unable to get
to sea for want of crews. Secretary Furu-
seth of the union reports that two men are
forcibly detained aboard the ship Wachu-
sett, which sails to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-15
AT THE PARK.
A More Than Usually Large Crowd Was
at the City's Playground
Yesterday.

Good music, magnificent weather and
the natural desire of San Franciscans to
visit their spreading garden drew what
was, perhaps, the largest crowd of this
year to the park yesterday.
Vehicles were as thick as flies in sum-
mer, and bicycles were both more numer-
Gus and more troublesome. Several head
ers were taken on the main drive for the
edifcation of the passing throng, but as it
is getting to be settled supposition that
bicyclers cannot be killed by any of the
ordinary means, the headers caused only a
laugh. 1t was so even when a lady in
boomers knocked herself insensible, for
she reused herself quickly enough to CURLY
refuse the proffered assistance of park
officer and mounted her wheel and rode
away without help.
The bicycle track which parallels the
main drive to the ocean for mile beyond
Strawberry Hill will be finished in time to
let next Sundays wheelmen enjoy them
selves upon it.
Some little excitement was caused in the
children's playground yesterday morning
by fire in an old rubbish heap just be-
yond the playground. There was more
smoke than fire, however, and even that
was soon suppressed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-15

and the guest observed with special pleas
ure that among the number were many
who Joined the club when it dwelt on Sa c.
mento street and when the leading lights
were Thomas Newcombe, James Bowman,
Charles Warren Stoddard, Henry Edwards,
Toby Rosenthal, "Caxton" and Jules
Savernier.
TIL ere was quite rally of the old-timers
there being present w. H. L. Barnes, L..
H. Foote, George w. Granniss, John
Hewston Jr., George Chismore, Benjamin
R. Swan. DR.. Behr, Daniel O'Connell, Ra-
Halves, William Greer Harrison, James A.
Thompson James NJ. Mcdonald and Louis
Schmidt.
Horace G. Platt, president of the club
was master of ceremonies, Henry Heyman
directed the music, and Robert H. Fletcher
produced the cartoon representing Uncle
George emerging from an Easter egg.
The poets of the club, Tina D. Coolbrith
Daniel O'Connell and General l.. III. Foote
responded to the occasion in appropriate
verse. The muse touched General Foote
in this way:
TO UNCLE GEORGE BROMLEY
On his seuenty-eighth birthday.
Bohemia laughs at scowlng fate,
And bids the grim scythe- bearer wait,
AS here her clapsmen throng to meet you.
With loving pride and hearts elate,
Hoi brave old boy of seventy -eight,
Across this festive board we greet you.
High Priest of fun and frolic, he
Meath frescoed walls or green wood tree,
Will bvouac on the field of battle.
What would the fete without him be
Then let us give him three times three,
And make the climbing glasses rattle.
Hail, stalwart sirel with face benign
AS mellow Falernian wine,
And sparkling as the Widow Clicquot;
Long may hear that voice of thine,
As in the days Of "Auld Lang Syne,"
Long life to thee, my old amigo.
Among the acceptable presents to the
high priest was an egg from the Owl, and
it contained check with four figures
thereon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-15

edge of the character of different portions
of the city. This task, Secretary Curtis
Hillyer thought last night, would occupy
most of the session of the executive COM
mittee this afternoon.
Whatever may be the plan of districting
agreed upon, the system of detective work
to be followed by the officers of each club
or sub-organization is to be intelligent and
thorough, and the reports will go to such
sections or committees as will be the best
equipped to handle them. Thus reports
on vice will go to the committee on public
morals from the various clubs, and the
reports on filthy premises, improper sewer
age, or dirty streets and alleys, TO the COM
mittee ON health and safety.
A system of vigilance will keep sharp
watch upon the intentions of the street
railway companies in the matter of troll
ley wires. Every instance of danger
arising from running streetcars at
great rate of speed over crossings where
crowded thoroughfares intersect or from
failure to properly signal the approach of
streetcars will be carefully noted and acted
upon. Amateur detectives will mingle
with the audiences of dive theaters and
keep a record of every violation of city or
dinances. Nothing that is allowed to come
under the public eye upon bill-boards or
in the bookstores will be missed. Above
all a scrutinizing eye will be kept upon the
ClIy HAL. DO CudG Tie IldtIeT OI QlStIICI-
ing the city, owing to the complex nature
of the work of the Federation, and its wide
scope, becomes not an easy problem to
solve.
So general has the reform movement be-
come, and so necessary is the Civic FEEDER
alton as a check against the laxity of pub
lie officials that an effort is being made to
nationalize the movement. President III.
r. Waite of the American Institution of
Civics in New York has taken the initiative
step toward securing uniform co-opera-
ton of all the civic declarations of the coun-
try. Accordingly some correspondence has
already passed between him and Secretary
HiIlyer looking toward affiliation, and with
the promise of the San Francisco fedora
ton that it is ready to affiliate at any time.
The prominent magazines, too, which deal
with economic subjects are devoting space
to the work. A recent number of the Re-
view of Reviews contained summary Of
eleven civic declarations, and the Arena
gave an account of the San Francisco Fed
Grafton.