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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28

than YOU would think. You see our sol,
tiiers all work without pay and they
live off the country. Our main expense
is for arms and ammunition. At
rough estimate it costs us about $780,.
900 a year. OF course this does not in
Clude losses we sustain in tillbusterlne
expeditions which are unsuccessful
That is always an uncertain quantity
On the other hand it costs Spain $15,,
O0O, 900 year to fight us, so you see we
have one big advantage anyway
"What system do you use in raising
money!
A very simple one. We get it by
direct but voluntary tax. The Cubane
in this country and there are great
many Of them largely employed in the
cigar business, pay us a tax OF ten per
cent. of their income. Of course there
are a great many large contributions to
the cause also. The Cuban-Americans
are well organized for our support.
Wherever in the country any number OF
them are living Cuban club is formed
with president, secretary and treas
uTeI wiz COilSCp tilS lsiA aiii ioi W ~ u ~
10 us. Ghey also render any Other help
they can and report regularly to this
ciIice."
what then do you need most?"
arms, or rather way to get them to
our troops. We have plenty of men in
Cuba, but we are short of arms and
| ammunition. In the whole island there
are probably 100000 men who would
enlist at once if we would only arm
them. In the eastern department Gen.
| Garcia has had to refuse to take any
more recruits. He reports that he could
| enlist 10000 men who are anxious to
| join the Cuban army if he had the nee
essary supply of arms. As our flag is
not recognized the only way we can get
supplies to the army is by filibustering
expeditions. These are by no means az
ways successful for Spain has some
81 var ships constantly patrolling the
| Cuban coast"
Although there are always dozen or
so Of Cubans waiting in the anteroom
to talk with some member of the junta,
the actual number of people at the
headquarters is very small. 1t com
prises less than dozen people in all
including clerks and messengers. Ano
tnis handful of men are successfully
combating the statesmen, diplomats
and soldiers of naughty Spain.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28
Would Make No Difference.

NO" said Willie Wibbles, II nevah
told but one girl | would die fob her.
You see, l hadn't pwoposed to more
than one or two girls at that time, and
didn't quite know what to say.
thought over what / had read as being
Pwopah fob such occasions, and told her
that unless she married me l would
blow my bwains out"
"Did she scream and beg you not ?"
"No"
did she call for policeman"
mo. She just said that her mother
was going to have that room papered
over anyhow" -Washington Star.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28

boxes of salve to be shipped to the reb-
els. At long table in the center q
young Cuban was carelessly tossing
around and examining some sticks OF
dynamite Boxes Of souvenir Cuban
flags and buttons, piles of circulars and
stacks of blank forms are also much in
evidence. In the corner of the room,
facing the hall, is ledger desk where
Mr.. Smith pfesides. Mr.. Smith is sort
pf general secretary and bookkeeper. lie
affects shirt sleeves and a briarwood
pipe and has the accent appearance ana
general good humor of a downeast
storel<eeper. He will promptly intro
duce you to anyone you want to see,
and give you any information yon may
ask for. Formally and decentralization
have no place in the home of the Junta.
Then comes little room where the sec
rotary has his desk, next'to the treasur-
er's ROOM while the room beyond that
which was originally a front bed
room is used as a reception room and
council chamber. A little room off that,
at the end of the hall, is the private Of
fee of Senior Palma, the head of the
Junta and the representative of Cuba in
the United States. It's about ten feet
long and six wide and is lighted by one
window at the end overlooking New
street The only furniture in the room
is a $25 roller-top oak desk, swinging
Office chair, another chair for visitor
and a table.
As the Cubans have no resources on
he island all the money, arms, NUM-
tons and supplies necessary to carry
on the revolution have to come from
the outside. 1t is Senior Palma's BUSH
ness to see that they are furnished.
Without them the revolution would col
lapse III short order and consequently IT
is Senior Palma and his associates in the
Junta who are conducting the wal:
Senior Palma is little man, with IRON
gray hair, closely cropped little gray
mustache, brown wrinkled face, a
defective left eye and a pronounced
Spanish accent. He wears a black frock
coat and little fiat derby hat of the
vintage of 1890.
sWhat does it cost year to carry on
the revolution ?" l asked.
mot such a large sum. Much less
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28
THE JUNTA HEADQUARTERS,
Contrast Between the War Depart
ment Of Madrid and Of Cuba.
Directing the War In a Hall Bedr0o"s-
Lack of Arms and Ammunition,
But Not Money Which Wor-
ries Cuban Leaders.
teopyR1eHr, 1896. /

teoPYRIGHT. 1861
It's long-distahee war, this present
conflict in Cuba. The Spanish forces
are, of course, directed and supplied
from Madrid, while the revolutionists
are kept al it by a coterie of men whose
headquarters are right in New York
city.
The contrast between the head cen
tiers of these opposing forces is as
founding.
In Madrid the war is directed with
all the pomp. and circumstance pos
sible. There are half a dozen magnifi-
cent palaces and MINISTRIES, where
thousands Of officials are busy at it.
The ministers, secretaries and com
manders all have big retinue of sub
ordinates. There are nearly 10000 SOL
diers stationed there all the time to
give dignity and splendor to the work
of crushing out the rebellion. They
are only for show, as there is absolutely
nothing for them to do in the way of
guarding property or people. The 81
900 police and civil guards are amply
sufficient to do all of that sort of work
that is necessary. At the grand old
Royal palace, whose magnifcence
astounded even Napoleon, the insurrec-
ton is about the only topic of any in
terest or any importance. The same Is
true at the senate building, in the cham
Der of deputies, in the presidencia
where Canovas reigns supreme, at the
big palace of the minister of war, on
the broad Alcaia, at the rambling old
cavalry barracks, now occupied by the
minister of marine, and at the palaces
of the colonial minister and the minis
ter of finance. Several government
plants for the manufacture of arms are
worked to their utmost capacity, while
at three shipyards men-of-war are con-
stantly being fitted out. A big fleet 81
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fast and modern transatlantic steam
ers is used exclusively to carry men
and supplies to the island
Without the aid of powerful influ-
ences and the consumption of great
deal of time and patience it is almost
impossible to have an interview with
a high Spanish official, much less Ca
novas, the premier. Soldiers and po-
licemen in gaudy uniforms bar your
progress at every turn. Unless the Wis
itor wore the regulation froc.S coat and
silk hat he would get but scant courtesy
from any of the officers or underlings
on duty.
That's the way the war is carried on
at Madrid with all the winding and I'M
winding of red tape and circumlocu-
ton possible in an old and powerful
nation.
Now look at the other picture.
1t isn't so attractive or snowy, bur by
contrast it's much more interesting.
Probably not one American in 10000
knows where the headquarters of The
Cuban junta are, that peculiar and
modest little organization which has
for neary year carried on more or
less successful contest with Spain and
CAPTURED three-fourths of the Island of
Cuba. There is nothing magnificent
about the offices of the junta They are
confined to the five rooms on the second
floor of dingy little building near the
lower end of New street. The number
is So The building is of brick, painted
an uncertain color which suggests clay.
1t was once dwelling house and was
so occupied when Bowling Green was
still fashionable neiehborhood. Since
then it has been turned into offices and
some enterprising landlord has mrn-
; aged to squeeze an elevator into the end
of the hall.
The rent of these offices probably do es
not exceed $1,000 year. The floors are
bare and there is no superfiuous furn'-
ture. One hundred dollars would easily
buy all the desks, tables and chairs in
the whole place. The walls are dec
Grated only with maps of tuba, adver
tisements and few portraits.
The back room, through which en-
trance is had, is the largest in the suite
1t is used as a sort of anteroom ant
storeroom for merchandise incident Il
the cause. In one corner, nearly hiding
a youth who manipulates typewriter
is big pile of cases containing litti'
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28

: Henry" said Mr.. Meekton's wife,
who had been overcoming his ob1ec-
iions TO some household expenses. you
ought to go into politics
I'm sure you never gave me any
credit for ability in that line before
mo. but think now that you have
some of the right qualities. | never
saw anybody more reluctant to tax
about money than you are Washing
ton Star.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28
WHAT TO DO WITH BROOKS
No End of Fun to Be Had with
Dams and Water Wheels.
Now to Make "kattapian"-,Di Directions
showing just How the Thing Is
Done So simple THAT Any Boy
Can Understand IT,
IcopYRl0uT. 1861

tCoPYRlGHT, lS'o
Where is the boy who does not love
brook? Perhaps he doesn't call 1T a
brook. / remember that once when
spoke of "the brook" TO a western girl
she laughed and made merry at my eN-
pense, because she thought was trying
to talk POLITICALLY. 1t seemed to her al
affected way of speaking-just as II l
had said "rivulet' or ''rill'-for in the
west and south they call these seductive
little streams "runs."
But whatever you choose to call them'
there is lots of fun in them, as every
country boy knows, and every city boy
who is spending his summer vacation IN
the country soon finds out. His mother
soon finds out, too. Little or big, he
comes in late, after repeated callings,
wet and muddy, and gloriously happy
He probably has much ado to convince
her that he can't very well drown him
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28
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Highly Appropriate.

Uncle George, what is a valedic-
tory?"
Its the farewell address the girl
graduate reads to her weeping class
mates the night before she packs her
trunk to visit among them all summer"
Chicago Record
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28

1t doesn't matter much whether sick
hcldcle. biiiDuSnc's, Indigestion and
con tiration are caused by neglect o. by
matoidab,e circumstances DeWiit's
Little Ealy II ELS will speedily cure
Them ali.
C. z. Bacon, Loudond rry, F. L. Smi' b
j.. naica, Jones Hill, Bundvillc, Al. q.
Smith, So. Lon londerry anl F. 3. Pc
K awsonviIle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28

it the other way. This Precaution will
often save your dam from being swept
away by freshet after a heavy rain.
In selecting the place to build your dam
he would tell you to choose one where
the stream is not too wide and shallow:
otherwise the dam will have to be car
ried out a great way on each side, and
the water behind it will form marsh
instead of a pond.
Having now had all the help we, can
get from friend beaver, we must pro-
coed in our own fashion; for he, poor
fellow, lacks our tools and appliances
and the brain to use them. He can only
follow his blind instinct, which does
not teach him to make the sort of dam
we want.
We begin by driving stout, short
stakes about half foot apart into the
bed of the stream, as far along as we in
tend the dam to extend, in such man
ner that they slant up stream; leaving
an open space of from a foot to foot
and half in the centSr for water
gate. IL now we weave flexible twigs in
and out between the stakes, or simply
fill in behind the latter with sticks, laid
crosswise to the course of the stream,
and then, with stones, sods or earth
packed against the sticks behind the
stakes fashion the whole into neat
wall, we shall have an excellent dam.
The two stakes beside the water gate
must now be faced with planlls or fat
40 Won
All the time This cpndtien is a sure
Indication thu your blood is not rich and
nourislihg as Il ought tq. besan'l as it may
DE IL you ill take few bottles of The
great bloc purifier, Hoods Sar.apiri LEI
Thousands write that Hoods Sar>apa-
lila has cured hcm of that tir, d feeling
by giving them rich, rel b.Ool.
Hoods Pills act easily and promptly
on the liver and bbwes. Cure sick head
Each..
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28

Miss Singer wonder If that rich
uncle of mine remembered me when he
made his will? | used to sing for him.
Mr. Law-l'm sure he must have. He
hasn't left you anything. = Yonkers
Stntpsnnu
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28
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mo. but I've seen him on the street
every day since he got married, and
he walks along just as chippy and in
dependent as ever. He doesn't look
subdued bit. IN. Y Weekly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28
The Next Best.

We'll" sighed the girl, "as cannot
be man, suppose must do the next
b'st thing!"
'What is that?" asked her mother.
Have one. N. Y. World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28
A Small Family.

"Your father is entirely bald, isn't
he?" said a man to son of millionaire.
"Yes," replied the son; I'm the only
heir he has left."-Texas Sitter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28

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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28
Mere Force of Habit.
Force of habit is great thing"

"What makes you think SOP"
81 just saw Jawkins and his best
girl on tandem, and they had the
lamp turned down until it was almost
extinguished." N. y. World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28
A Delay.

What Is the baby's name7 Indeed
We haven't one selected,
We're waiting till November comes
To see which mans elected.
WASHINGTON Star
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28
Warming to Rich Girls.

Hostetter McGinnis-It does me good
every time. l hear of rich man marry
ing poor girl.
Gus De Smith Why does it do you
good?
Hostetter McGinnis - Because then
the rich girl be might have married still
remains on the market, and am look
ing for rich wife myself.-Texas Sitter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-28
LOSS OF VOICE
After Acute Bronchitis
CURED BY USING
AYERS '4 sss,s,.,
A PREACHERS EXPERIENCE.

"Three months ago, took vio-
lent cold which resulted in an attack
of acute bronchitis. | put myself
Under medical treatment, and at the
end of two months was no bettet.
l found 1t very difficult to preach,
and concluded to try Ayers Cherry
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-29
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

In order to wind up the affairs of
this estate, 1 offer for sale at a bar
gain the following improved and I'M
improved real estate in this city:
Lot, corner Hays and blackberry
streets 145x1SS feet, two dwellings on
same.
Cottage and two lots, Westfalls ave,
South Heights.
Cottage and two lots, Essex street,
South Heights.
Dwelling and large lot, Summit ave
and Howard street, Laurel Heights.
Six lots near Midway, West End,
unimproved.
Seven lots on Burnett and Blaine
streets, unimproved. A bargain to
cash purchaser. j. j. PEEII,
Administrator Of the estate Of Chas.
!. Langholz, decd, All Main plaza.
12-27-30t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-29
TRUSTEE SALE.

State of Texas,
County of Bexar.
Whereas, on the 18th day of March,
1895, Charles H. Mayfield made, exc
cuted and delivered to S. Lavanburg
his certain promissory note for the
sum of $4,000 due five years after
date, bearing 8 per cent
interest per annum from date
until paid, interest payable semi
annually; and for the purpose of Sc
curing the payment of said note said
Mayfield did on the 14th day of
March, 1895, execute and deliver I'M
to A. b. Frank his certain deed of
trust, which is duly recorded in the
Records of Bexar county, Texas, in
Vol. 1874. on pages 493 to 500, whereby
the said Mayfield conveyed to the
said Frank the following described
property, to-wit: Lying and being in
the county of Bexar. in the State of
Fexas, and within the corporate lin
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-29
NOTICE OF TAX SALE FOR 1895


By virtue of the tax role of the City
of San Antonio for the year 1895, and
in compliance with the laws of the
state of Texas, and city charter, and
city ordinances, in my capacity as col
lector Of taxes for the City OF San
Antonio, 1 have levied upon and will
during legal hours, commencing on
the first Tuesday in the month Of
January, 1897, being the fifth day Of
said month, and on each succeeding
day thereafter until the sale is COM
pleted, sell at public cutlery to the
highest bidder for cash, the described
parcels Of land and town lots, lying
and being in said City of San Antonio.
or such portions thereof, as published
in the Daily Light, on November
22nd, 25th, and Doth, 1896, as will sat
isfy the taxes due and unpaid, by
each respective person therein named
and interest with accrued costs and 10
per cent penalty, before the door of
the court house, in the City Of San
Antonio, County Of Bexar, the pro-
ceeds of the sale to be applied to the
payment of said taxes, costs and pen
atty.
Said taxes, costs and penalty may be
paid at any time before sale day.
HENRY UMSCHEID.,
City Tax Collector.
City Collectors Office, San Antonio,
Texas
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-29
e, BROWN.

is going to move from bO612 East
Houston street, and will sell his en-
tire stock, at half price for 80 days
only. Now is the time to get bargains
in Clothing, Gents Furnishing Goods,
Hats. Caps, Boots and Shoes, Ladies'
Mems, Misses, Boys, and Chidrens'.
Mems IS suits for $500.
Boys 81 suits for $1.OO.
Mems So Alpine Hats for $1.00.
Mems $1.50 Alpine Hats for 75c.
Misses school shoes, Csc and 75c.
Mems shoes for $1.00.
Ladies' shoes for $1.00.
and everything else in proportion. Re
member the place, 506115 East Houston
street. e. BROWN, Prop.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-29
THERE is NOTHING so GOOD.

There is nothing just as good as
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, so de-
mand it and do not permit the dealer
to sell you some substitute. He will
not claim there is anything better,
but in order to make more profit he
may claim something else to be just
as good. You want DIR. Kings New
Discovery because you know it to be
safe and reliable, and guaranteed to
do good or money refunded. For
Coughs, Colds, Consumption and for
all affections of Throat, Chest and
Lungs, there is nothing so good as is
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store 8
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-29

throws new shells into his rifle. Five
seconds after the shot a big COW moose
came through the woods on the run,
and, without stopping to lick the calf,
as bear would have done to a wound
ed cubs, she made for the man. She was
too close to be escaped by tree climb
ing or running. Anderson's mind
worked fast, and he decided at once that
his only hope waste stampede the COW
by gazing at her severely. He gazed
MI right, and thinks that he looked
more severe than scared, but the moose
kept right on coming with her eyes
twinkling and looking straight at him.
Anderson began to be worried by the
time she was ten feet away. He real
lied that so far as stopping charging
cow moose is concerned the human eye
isn't what it has been cracked up to
be. The man turned to jump and the
moose butted him on the right hip and
knocked him a good three rods down
the back of the ridge, landing him out
of sight in the brush. Both moose went
away and Anderson limped home and
sleeps on his left side now.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-29
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
|. & G. N. RAILROAD.

North bound trains leave for Aus
tin at a. m, 800 a. m. and $50 p.
H.; and arrives from Laredo at 7:30
p. m.
South bound trains arrive at 8 a. M,
7:15 p. M, and 9:55 p. M; and leave
for Laredo at 9:45 a. m.
NJ. K. &. T. FROM l. & G. N DEPOT
Trains leave for Waco, st. Louis
and Kansas City at $50 p. "a; and
arrive at $50 a. m.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
East bound trains arrive from Mex
leo and Eagle Pass at 11.30 a. M;
and leave at 11.50 a. m. and 10 p. m.
for Houston. Galveston and New Or
leans.
West bound trains arrive from New
Orleans, Houston and Galveston at
7:25 a. m. and 4:25 p. M; and leave
for Eagle Pass and Mexico at As p.
N.
s. A. & A. omission ROUTE.
Trains leave daily for Cuero, Hous-
ton and Galveston at 8 a. M; for Bee
vile, Corpus Christi and Rockport at
2:25 p. M; and arrive daily from the
former places at 7:05 p. M; and from
the latter at lao p. m.
Kerrville Branch - Mixed train
leaves San Antonio daily except Sun
day at 2:45 p. M; regular passenger
leaves San Antonio Sundays only at
$50 a. m. Mixed train daily except
Sunday arrives at San Antonio at
10:45 a. M; regular passenger train
Sundays only arrives at San Antonio
at $50 p. m.
S. A. &.GULF SHORE.
Train leaves San Antonio for Mar
tlnez, Sanders, Atkins, Lavernia and
Sutherland Springs at 8 a. M, daily
except Sunday.
Arrives at San Antonio at Gil p. M,
daily except Sunday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-29
TO THE VOTERS OF THE 9TH
WARD.

/ take this method Of announcing to
the voters of the 9Th ward that 1 am
a candidate for the office Of alderman
at the ensuing election. 1 am in ia
vor of substantial street improve
ments. I favor the payment of $1.50
per day to laborers on city work. I
favor the employment Of San Antonio
citizens on city work. I am in favor
of the speedy completion Of the sew
ers. am in favor Of an economical
city government, but 1 am opposed to
the policy of reducing the pay of the
small man, while the big fellows are
left untouched. Respectfully,
H. ]. VOGLER.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-29
Names Paper INDUSTRY

Nearly 5000 persons are engaged in
the wood pulp and paper industry in
Maine. The yield is about $4,000 tons
a wear.