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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24

"A Waterman fountain pen is
just the thing for an Xmas present
for gentleman. We have them,
plain and gold mounted, and guar
antee every pen. Call and see
them.
y 232t KYPFER g. SENG.
-Wolfson's. store will be open
until IL p. m. Monday and Tues
day, so as to accommodate Xmas
shoppers. II % ct
On account of the great rush
for Christmas goods Wolfson will
keep open until IL p. M, Monday
and Tuesday. - % 2t
For Xmas presents in Mexican
curiosities, fancy work baskets,
ETC., or Xmas fruits, nuts or sweet
Mexican oranges, A. Battaglia,
west side Main plaza, is the best
and cheapest. II % 2t
christmas Tree Ornaments,
cambridge d Corner. IL 30 I'm
Clover offers inducements that
can't be profitably ignored. We
know that the Furniture we offer
is right-right in material, right
in makeup, right in finish, right
in price. We are right here to do
right sort of business.
CLOVER, 116.1lS w. Houston st.
II 90 If
-"For him"-Nothing more APP
propriate than one of our hand
some fountain pens, all styles,
plain and gold mounted, fully
guaranteed. Come in and let us
show you some.
u % 2t KYPFER & SENG.
Choice dressed Christmas tur-
keys, Berwick bay oysters and fish.
Matthies Meat Market, sos East
Houston street. 12232t*
-Wolfson's store open until IL
p. m. Monday and Tuesday. 2t
We sell very low Sherry,
Madeira, Port Riesling and Tin
fandel wines, NJ. Castanola & Son.
II 90 2t.
-Wolfson's store will be open
until IL p. m. Monday and Tues
day. II % 2t
We don't feel badly when you
come and look at our furniture and
leave without buying. We area
glad to see you anyway. All that
we ask for our stock is an intelli-
gent comparison with others.
CLowER's INsTALLMENT HOUSE.
- 90 tt
The rush for Christmas goods
at Wolfson's will keep their store
open until ii p. m. Monday and
Tuesday. II % 2t
Buy oil and gasoline from the
white wagons of the Texas Oil &
Gasoline Co. Get prompt service
and best grades. Tel. 506. 12223t
DO you want to buy Christ.
mas present for your mother?
Just get her one of our Sleepy Hol-
low Rockers. One OF those easy
restful chairs that the ladies all
like. CLOVER, on Houston st.
II 90 If
Try our California $l00 gallon
Angelica, Sweet Catawba, Ainsette,
M. SdSUduOld U QUIZ. IL 20 70
--Wickless Oil Heaters. Gus. A.
Bonnet. II 10 tt
AT NJ. Castanola & Son you
can buy straight Kentucky whisky
at $500 gallon. 1928 2t
Mrs. Virginia A. Burleson died
yesterday at her residence, No. S27
Avenue d. The funeral took place
this afternoon at 3 o'clock from
First Baptist church.
Invitations have been issued
to a party at Miss Agatha Maver-
lex on Dec. Goth.
Miss Stella Smith left on Mon
day for her home in fredericksburg,
Texas, where she will spend the
HOLIDAYS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
CITY LOCAL NEWS.
Furnished rooms, 1923 s Alamo


DIR. Andrew O'Malley has re-
moved his office to Bristow's drug
store. IL I'm
Get your letter heads, enve-
lopes, bill heads, circulars and all
kinds of printing at the LIGHT Job
office. III If
-ANGoRA SKINS. Fine furs and
rugs cheap at F. HARDMAN's, 2l5
South Alamo street. IL z tt
For $500 you can buy silver
wavch with Elgin or Waltham
movement. Emerson & Co. $40 tt
If you want a good drink of
Whisky, call on BULL BROS. ii l I'm
old MONARCH 'S1, BULL
Bros. Ill I'm
High grade, skilled and expert
enced employees furnished prompt
ly free of charge. S. A. Business
Bureau, Room ii Alamo Ins. Bldg.
Telephone 661. IL II I'm
Hank Cherry, popular en-.
gineer on the Southern Pacific, has
received his Christmas present. 1t
is sweet little girl.
Genuine McAlester coal for
steam and heating purposes, free
from dirt and slack. You burn the
lump, we burn the slack. Give us
trial. Tel. l46. II 20 If
-Theo. Artzts orchestra fur
nishes music for balls, parties and
at reasonable prices. Call at 81
Avenue G, or III Soledad, opp.
court house. 10 III tt
Save money by purchasing
your Christmas presents at Emer-
son & Co. II IL tt
Call and examine our large
stock OF forfeited goods. Emerson
& Co. II IL tt
MT. VERNON 'S6, BULL BROS.
IL l I'm
TRY Harrison's Town and
Country Paints, sold by M. HER
Week, 112 Alamo street. 10 Is If
Coal at lowest rates. JOHN
G. MEHAN, 235 East Houston
street. Tel. 2S3. 10 Is I'm
"A fine line of ImportedC larets
Burgundy and Rhein Wines at Pol
itzer & VOLTS, 225 w. Commerce
street, Telephone 50. 1924 cod If
Many of our goods are almost
new, which we will sell at second
hand prices. Emerson & Co. tt
Christmas Cards, cambridge
& Corner, Alamo plaza. IL 30 I'm
notwithstanding what some
of my competitors say 1 do make
matt photos equal to any in the
city-Rothwells gallery, l07 West
Commerce street. tt
NICE OFFICES for rent, over
Alamo Trunk Factory. Inquire
of II. J.. VoGLER. IL 70 limo.
Mr.. and Mrs. H, o. Skinner
have reason to rejoice over their
best Christmas present, baby
boy, which arrived yesterday.
For Best Wall Paper, Glass,
Picture Mouldings and Painters
Supplies call on M. HERwEcK, 112
Alamo street. 10 IL tt
-Raisins, from 81 pound to BOG
"a pound. j. Eikel & Co. II l9 tt
-Webb's candles, Alamo plaza.
II 5 I'm
Fancy toilet articles for Xmas
presents. Leading Druggists.
II 9 22t KALTEYER & SCHUCHARD.
Headquarters for chocolates,
100 varieties "Rogers". 12-10-22t
Special prices for three pound
candy orders "Rogers." II 10 22t
-Rhein wines, Clarets. F. 1.
MEYER. II 20 st
Finest Rye whisky, Daugher-
ty, Mt. Vernon and Old G. and B. at
the Crystal saloon. z0tf
Sealed candies at Webb's. 5 I'm
Finest hand made Sour Mash
whiskey-Old Crow, at the Crystal
saloon 407 Main plaza. A 20 Il
Just received the largest ship
ment of Chinese and Japanese mat
ting ever shipped to Texas, at sur
prisingly low prices. G.. A. Stow
ers Furniture Co. 1919 tt
Holiday wines. F. 1. MEYER.
Alamo Plaza. 1920 st
Fancy good, brim full of them
Prices these last days that as
tonish you. Come in and try Us.
II 81 At KYPFER & SENG.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21
ONE COINCIDENCE EXPLAINED.
A New Advertising Trick In the Book
Trade Which Had Its Success.

A New Advertising Trick In the Book
Trade Which Had Its Success.
"Have you novel called -, by
-" asked young woman of an at
tendant in city library.
"No, and we never heard of the book
until today, but we have had at least
ten applicants for it since o'clock this
morning. I beg your pardon, but would
you please tell me how you heard of
that book?"
"Why," she replied hesitatingly, ct
received anote from friend telling me
to read it.
"Well," he said, with smile, "the
others who applied had heard Of it in
the same way
The young woman looked surprised,
but said nothing and passed out. A man
who had overheard the conversation
spoke of it to his wife that evening as a
curious coincidence.
coincidence, fiddlesticks !" she said.
"Wait moment until show you what
I received this morning." And going to
her desk she brought this note for him
to read:
MY DEAR-H you want surprise read -,
by. You will Immediately recognize the
character -. Hastily yours, E.
"Well, thought over all Of the Elias,
Evas, Emmas and Elizabeths of my ac-
quaintance, she went on, "but could
not recognize the handwriting. 1t was
a clear, round hand, but uniformed, like
q child's Coincidence, indeed! 1t is a
clever advertisement, new in the book
trade, but I have seen similar letters.
-Four years ago furniture firm sent out
a clever imitation of letter, written in
delicate feminine hand, dated at a
country villa and addressed Ma chere
annie. 1t was a gossipy, pleasant letter,
and at the end requested the friend to
buy her two or three pieces of furniture,
little pen and ink sketches Of which
were pinned to the corner. Of course
the price and where to buy them were
not overlooked. New York Sun.
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THE END.
professor Blackie's Translation

The London Athenaum tails but
does not vouch for the following story
about the late Professor Blackie. The
tale is as old as the sun myth, but is
none the less likely to ha true for that:
.:Whea Blaekie was candidate for
the chair of Greek in Edinburgh, the
professorship was in the gift of the town
council, and one of the councillors was
Dick, the principal of veterinary cal.
lege in the city, DipE, like most elect
yrs, knew no Greek; but, unlike his COL
leagues, he possessed a solitary Greek
book, some medical treatise in an edi.
tion of the sixteeeth century pF the sew
enteenth, nicely peppered with contrao-
tions. Fhis volume he presented to all
who called to solicit his vote and asked
them to translate q passage Most OF
the candidates declined to be examined.
DR.. w. Smith, afterward Sir W. Smith,
made the attempt, but he failed to un-
ravel the contractions and came to a
standstill. Blackie was more adroit.
Guessing the qualifications of his exam.
liner at their true rate, he gave him a
mQst AuenE translation, entirely the off
spring of his imagination, and won the
principals vote. "
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21
DOOR DIGESTION leads to
nervousness, chronic dyspepsia and
great misery. The best remedy is
HOODS SARSAPARILLA.

BREAD GRIDDLE CAKES.-Take
one pint of stale bread crumbs,
moisten with boiling milk and soak
over night or until softened. Then
mash the bread to a paste; add two
eggs, well beaten, a little salt, a
cup of flour, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder and cold milk
enough to thin them. Make them
just as thin as they can be baked
without sticking or tearing. Try a
cake or two on hot, creased
griddle, if you have any doubt.
Or, in the morning, add sour milk
and soda, allowing half a teaspoon
full of soda to cup of sour milk.
Bread cakes take longer to bake
than other kinds.
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Specimen Cases.

S. II. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis,
was troubled with neuralgia and
rheumatism, his stomach was dis
ordered, his liver was affected to an
alarming degree, appetite fell away,
and he was terribly reduced in flesh
and strength. Three bottles of
Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg,
H., had running sore ON his leg
of eight years standing. Used
three bottles of Electric Bitters and
seven boxes of Bucklen's arnica
salve, and his leg is sound and well.
John Speaker, Catawba, o., had
five large fever sores ON his leg,
doctors said he was incurable. One
bottle Electric Bitters and one box
Bucklen's arnica Salve cured him
entirely. Sold by L. r. Kirk
druggist,
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RISING SUN, CECIL COUNTY, FRIDAY, JUNE 2l, 1895.

with you moment. Come up this way;
It's a little private. All, don't you
shink it would be advisable, very de-
airable in fact, to change your mode of
life somewhat?'
"Waal, dunno, replied Joe with
great deliberation. "Think of movin
nearer the claim?"
"Ah, don't refer to material mat
ters so much as to-ah-spiritual ones,
said the professor. "All the promises,
you know, are conditioned on walking
in right paths and maintaining proper
frame of mind. "
'Look here, perfessor, said Joe, "is
it religion yer a-drivin at?''
EXACTLY" exclaimed the professor,
raising his glasses and looking Joe full
in the face.
'"Then it's no CO." said Joe conf
dentially. "The deacon's been a.tryin
it on"
"Indeed!' exclaimed the professor,
hastily putting on a very reserved air.
eyes," said Joe. "Put in reg lar 20
keg blast, but it only fizzled. Reckon the
rocks purity tough, professor, an not
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21
As Great as He Was Modest.

One day Charles Darwin came 10 seq
my father and brought WITH him man,
psolipt. AS he laid it on the table he said:
"Mr. Murray, here is book which has
cost me many years of hard labor. The
preparation of it has afforded me the
greatest interest, but l can hardly heps
that it vii! preva pf any interest to the
general public. Will you bring it out
for me, as you have done my other
books2"
Tho Sathar was Charles Darwin. aud
the book his famous work on Earth
worms" which in the course of three
months reached fifth edition. John
Murray in Good Words.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21
NO. Al.
THE ChILO,S PRAYER.


Into her chamber went
A little maid one day,
And by chair she knelt
And thus began to pray:
"Jesus, my eyes l close;
Thy form l cannot see;
IF thou art near me, Lord,
/ pray thee speak to me-"
A still small voice she heard within her soul:
"What is it, child? l hear thee. Tell me al"
81 pray thee, Lord" she said,
''That thou wilt condescend
To tarry in my heart
And ever be my friend.
The path of life is dark,
would not go astray;
Oh, let me have thy hand
To lead me in the way
"Fear not, I will not leave thee, child,
alone"
She thought she felt soft hand press her own.
"They tell me, Lord, that all
The living pass away;
The aged soon must die,
And even children may.
Oh, let my parents live
Till a woman grow,
For if they die, what can
A little orphan do2"
"Fear not, my child. Whatever ills may come,
III not forsalse thee till I bring thee home"
Her little prayer was said,
And from her chamber now
She passed forth with the light
OF heaven upon her brow.
"Mother, I've seen the Lord,
His hand in mine felt,
And, oh, heard him say
AS by my chair knelt:
"'Fear not, my child. Whatever ills may come
I'll not forsake thee till I bring thee home.'"
Hodges Reed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21
A Word Juggle.

The Republican Ohio State convention
put out the following wordy juggle for its
money plank. 1t means anything or
nothing and is a complete juggle ofwords.
John Sherman is credited with its author
ship. Wall street is pleased with it.
"Honest money, consisting of gold,
silver and paper, every dollar as good as
any other dollar and all backed by the
National faith and honor.
"We favor bimetallism and demand
the use of both gold and silver as standard
money either in accordance with ratio
to be fixed by an international agreement,
if that can be obtained, or under such
restrictions and such provisions, to be
determined by legislation, as will secure
the maintenance of the parity of values of
the two metals; that the purchasing and
debt paying power of the dollar, whether
of silver, gold or paper, shall be at all
times equal"
Any party that will resort to such a
senseless tumble of words as the above is
in the business of fooling the people.
Any one with five grains of common
sense-if he uses those five grains-will
readily see there is no meaning in such
tangle of words, and the fact that John
| Sherman is the author of such nonsense
shows that the gold ring party believe
they can deceive the people by any juggle
of words, the more obscure the better,
and call them platform" of the party.
Cut out this "money plank" of the Ohio
republican platform, and when you hear
an old party jackass braying about
''sound money" ask him to explain it,
and see how quickly he will drop ears and
tail and make off.
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A Winning Bluff.

Fogg-What do you mean by saying
that the thing can't be done? Gouger
says it can be done, and Gouger is the
best authority in the whole world. I
suppose you will admit that?
Fenderson-Oh, of course! If Gouger
says it can be done, I have nothing more
to say.
Figg (after Fenderson's departure)-
Who is this Gouger and is he such an
authority upon the matter?
Fogg-Never heard of him in my life.
Don't know there is such person.
Probably there isn't. If there is, don t
know whether he is an authority on this
or any other question. Boston Trans
cript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21
Jewish women wore silver half moons
IN their shoes as ornaments

There is one way in which any.
thing less than a real attack OF
nervous prostEatlon may be cured
in loss than an hour. No matter
how weary and how nervous a
woman may be, she will find her
self refreshed if she doffS her tight,
heavy clothing, slips on a loose
wrapper, puts on loose slippers,
takes out her hairpins, piles her
hair loosely on top of her head and
bathes her face and neck with water
as hot as she can stand it. She
should then wash her face in cool
water, rub little cold cream on it,
drink a cup of hot bOuillOn and
sleep for half an hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21
Some Weekly Journals.

The people of this country are familiar
with the rise and fall of weekly journals;
some of them worthy to exist, others not
able to keep up, except by resorting to
one questionable device or another.
1t is well-worn truism that business
basis is the safest for newspaper as we'll
as for other lines of legitimate business.
We mean that, in newspapers as we'll as
in other needs of the public, what the
the public wants is, the worth of its
money. Those metropolitan weekly
journals that have gone down to oblivion,
and those that are at present moribund
and unpopular, probably got there by the
bad business route; and the first class
weekly journals just as probably have
reached their present standing by dealing
honestly and literally with the public.
Among the latter class of journals Once
Week stands now i'll the front rank. 1t
is an illustrated weekly devoted to the
pleasant discussion of great questions. 1t
is doing its work quietly among earnest
people. Included in the $500 yearly
subscription is Balzacs Human COM
edy" in thee cloth bound volumes. There
is list of twenty-five or thirty standard
works that you may select from.
You pay the $5.oo this way 81 90 when
the Balzac volumes are delivered and the
balance at rate of so cents per month.
The system amounts to an investment of
very small savings in very varied course
of reading, To hear more address once
Week, 523 w. Thirteenth ST., New York.
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1t would be impossible to have worse
times under free coinage than we have
under our present conditions, with every
indication that we would have better.
What difference would it make to
people who have to earn their living by
honest work if our standard" is silver or
paper? Could times be as bad as they are
and have been under our present English
gold standardN'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21
The Statesman's Wife.

"Pfwat," asked Mrs. Grogan severe
ly, "kep' yez SO late tn night?"
"Oi wuz down at Harrigan S barroom
discoosin questions av the coinage In
therchangin oideas, Oi may say, Mis-.
thress Grogan, on free silver, "
"And twin yea got trough yez had
the oideas and Harrigan had tn silver.
1t is foine statesman ye are, Oi doin' t
think p'-Indianapolis Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21
Why Il Is The best.
Ran-1ina,

IAN -i1Aa.
1T cures coughs and colds.
.2-Strengthens weak lungs.
9--Relieves and cures asthma.
4-Insures you against la grippe,
5-ROb Group of its terrOrs.
6-Cures when all else fails. 20
and 80 cents. Bottles of Pan-Tina
sold at L. L. Reynolds drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21

He had dralUn he's last dtUlde1ld.
attempted to enter the burning building
again. The intense heat, however, drove
her back, and she stood in front of the
crowd with fierce, hopeless glare in
her eyes. while eyery teM seconds she
uttered a horrible cry, half groan, half
yell, which made even the most whisky
hardened men shiver and turn pale.
"a hundred dollars for whoever'll
get that babyl" shouted the maiaE
Nobody stirred. Fhere were plenty Of
impecpnious men az Spurtip but none
seemed inclined to earn money in exact
ly this manner,
"Fwo hundredn' cried the professor.
"Three" roared the deacon. "It's q
little heather, and it runs double risk. I"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21
Senator Vance's Prophecy.

"The democrat party will walk out of
itself leaving nothing behind but Wall
Street and the smell of birthstone"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on tho
second Tuesday of every month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: R. E. LAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-06-21

Jonathan Edwards had sharp, strident
tones that grated unpleasantly on the
ears Of all who heard him.
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NOTICE

BY THE ORPHANS COURT FOR CECIL COUNTY,
January 9, 1894.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex;
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same. or show cause to the contrary,
or they will be cited up.
Test: R. E. JAMAR, Register
The herald., 1895-03-01
SOME FIRST NIGHTERS
The Great Pair Is a Beautiful and Pleasing
Success


Success
The Citrus Fair for 1895 has come, has
been seen by an enormous crowd, and
has conquered every one of them.
No previous fair has surpassed this
years display of fruits, and no scheme of
decoration before devised for the Pavilion
has touched the present one.
The immense building has been trans
formed with the magic of genii into a
place of beauty that will be Joy as long
as it is open. The colors are simply green
and yellow, but such green and such yell
low, and SO blended and contrasted, that
the effect of the whole is both gorgeous
and exquisitely beautiful.
The whole roof, from the upper gallery
on both sides OF the building, is a solid
arching oval OF yellow, covered with
white fish nets interviewer through the
meshes are single strands of ivy just far
enough apart and SO arranged as to give
the appearance of a lace-like pattern of
.. the dark green against the yellow back
ground, the whole paneled at intervals
with ropes OF evergreen. Ill
down and attached to the supports, is a
similar effect, while around the balcony
railing of the lower gallery is stretched a
dark green background, also. covered
with the net and woven with the ivy
strands. But on this dark background
there are designs and letters made of or
anges, with a row of them about the
lower edge like a row of yellow seed pearls
| extending the entire length of each side
and about the circular end.
Opposite, on tie end were the stage is,
the entire face of the wall is covered with
the yellow and net covering. An effect as
of drapery Is made with the evergreen
! ropes from the roof. and about the
prosceium is another similar effect; the
stage setting is rustic scene and to