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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-13
OIddness Comes

AkJith n better nding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills which vanish before proper eff
forts gentle cfforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There IS comfort in
the knowledge thai 50 many forms of
sickness are not due 10 any actual dis
ease. but simply to a const ipated condi-
ton OF tie system, which tine pleasant
family laxative, syrup OF Figs, prompt
ly removes. That IS why it is the only
remedy viii, millions OF families. and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. lis beneficial
effects are due To the fact, that IL Is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanlincss, without debilitaring the
organs On whichit acts Tits therefore,
all important, il order to get its bene-
fetal effects, To note whom you pur-
chase. that Won have the genuine article,
which is manufactured br the California
Fig Syrup 90. only, and sold by all rep
utahlc druggists.
IF in the enjoyment II good health,
md the system Is regular. then laxa-
tives or other rcmedies axe not needed
If afflicted with our actual disease. one
NAV be commended 10 the most siIilful
physicians. but II IN need Of a laxative,
then one should have tEc best, and with
the vcll-iaformede everywhere Syrup Of
Figs stands highest and IS most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction
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them. At length he asked her what had
become OF the ring that Mr.. Beecher gave
her Il wore ii for years." she answered.
After his death I became more attached
) to it than ever. But on the day that
queen Victoria knighted Henry Irving.
l took the ring from my finger and gave
1t to him in honor of the occasion. Sir
Henry now wears Mr.. Beecher's ring. and
will wear il as long as he lives"
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BY MRS. WILLIAM KING.

ell letters TO this Departments
apd "Tbe SoPseitutioD, Jr., /"
must be addressed to mrs,
Wm. KiDe, 40 SourtiaPd Avs-s
9tlsDea. Ga.
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Auditors Sta
~ learned IN,

~ learned The
within a week
public the sign
which Will inc
accountants. Y
completed the
submitted by
have prOgrCssc
that Mcdowell
irregularities.
viii appear j.
CENTS. accord
has surrender
his dislourSemC
figures shown
nearly 81 .00Q. q
to account for
far as the eXper
up TO date Of
ments about 81
are apparently
there is in add
account, which
about $1,000, a.
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emit Nearly Ready.

y
er day that there will,
wo. he given to the
ement Of the auditors,
report Of the expert
by that time have
tion Of the accounts
ell, So far as they
viii be able to state
accounts show gross
e last two wears, IL
aport. McDowell's re-
uch accounts as he
@ about s31 coo. aud
1ut SEQ. 000. his own
nparCnt shortage Of
her words, he fails
mount of money, so
We been able 10 find
mount of disburse-
charged for what
3ate expenses. but
i general expense"
o date amounts to
Which many of the
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Items are said to be wholly without ex

Items are said to be wholly without ex-
PLANTATION.
There are also several unexplained small
accounts. amounting to something like $500,
ana Two accounts in particular, which
must be explained or cause to be regarded
as false McDowell's sworn statement in
court proceedings that ne had no income
Whatever and drew no pay for his work
in the cause of patriotism and liberty
THE auditors and experts have received
nothing to show what McDowelrs actual
receipts Were. When the auditors work is
completed they viii report, il is said a de-
flcit of about $4,000 on McDowelps own
showing"
Do not fail to read Thomas Slater's arti-
Gle, headed HE Sends 1t Free" on page 9,
for men.
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A Girls Familiar Friend.

Ruth Assluore. n summarizing her paper
on "A Girls Familiar Friend girl friend
in July Ladies' Home Journal offers
this wise counsel: "IiaVe a friend. uut
guard your friendship and your friend as
you would "a crystal vase once me crystal
vase is broken. all the careful intending la
the world can never make 10 AS il was.
and once there has come in your friend
ship the words tha, Jared. the actions
that were uuK.ud, aad the looks that
seem 10 cut like "A knife, the friendship.
like the beautiful vase, can never he AS
IL was And what is a girl without a girl
friend2 She stands alone Men think that
she must dffer from other women. and
that there must be something about her
less sweet and less feminine than that
which perVddea her sisters. j dIu "a believer
IN the girl friend. Amy girl can. with
very little trouble, gain the admiration of
a man, but IL takes something finer, some
thing better and somethlh- more charm
keep her a friend. in all the history IF
the world there IS nothing 50 fine as the
friendship of women; whether IL be given
20 men, or whether IL be given 10 women,
It stands out magnificent. uuseliish. s. m
pathetic and ChrIstlike-N hcu u is the
right kind of friendship. You VIII remem-
Der that to Him who was without sin
the JOY, the beauty and the sympathy OF
friendship was known. and that 10 was
woman who was "a friend, who stood Us
Mary watching, until the tragedy uI tine
cross had ended, ana waiting until tAc
glory ut the resurrection had be8un-'
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form her stroke. If she gets into trouble
he will be near enough to protect her. Al
ter a few trials she viii get the primary, or
two-arm stroke, all right.
I'm forming the primary stroke the arms
and limbs should work together. AT the
moment the hands are extended, with the
fingers fairly close together but not press
ed too tightly, the legs should be drawn
up toward the body. Then when the arms
are swung around toward the body, the
palms of the hands forming scoops against
the water the feet should kick one after
the other quickly. generally the LETT foot
first, having care that neither foot rises
above the surface.
although beginners are not supposed to
know anything beyond the primary stroke,
/ will tell them briefly how they can &C
quire the others. OF these the most valu-
able is the single overland. 1t is execut-
ed by swimming the side and half turn
ing the body at each stroke. throwing the
hand ahead and practically drawing the
body up to it, the legs assisting meanwhile.
as in the primary stroke, and tbs other
hand being used as a propeller under the
body. The double overland is useless
save for squirt in racing. and is formed
by turning from side to side as each arm
is thrown ahead alternately.
Swimming on the back is easy All that
is necessary is to keep pushing the water
away from one with both hands and feet
FLOATING is equally easy. One must
draw long breaths ami keep up an al
most imperceptible commotion in the water
under the body with the hands
The steamboat stroke is altogether fan
cy and is executed by splashlng the sur
face water away, just above the chest.
while the legs kick vigorously Ii is sup
posed to be an imitation Of the spray
thrown up by the paddle wheel Of d
steamer.
Now about diving. The picture show
Ing diver with the palms of her hands
pressed close together over her head is 4
delusion and a snare. The backs Of the
hands should be together at an angle Of
torty-five degrees. so as 10 protect the
head from any hard pieces of debris that
might be floating on the water.
In diving one should spring out far
enough to avoid coming up with a. bump
against the place frssn which the dive was
made. This can bee done without !eaF.us
high in the air, but 10y piungins with some
vigor ut an acute angle from the spring
board or float
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TO prevent them getting hard. For raising
the loaves. have the bottom of the stove
as warm as the back of the hand can bear.
Or II can rise I'm the hot sun. IL should
he ready 10 bake I'm two or three hours.
Bake the same biscuits. When done,
turn the loaves into n cloth and keep
tightly covered to prevent its getting hard.
This is tried recipe. Please try 1t and
report results.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
Cooking Contest.

The cooking contest for little
misses up to IA years of age took
place at Wagner & Chabot's, as an
nounced by them yesterday after
noon. The aspirants for the honors
Of biscuit making were many and
the anxiety of the little ones, as
they mixed and kneaded the dough,
was an interesting sight to behold.
Thirty-eight of the coming gener-
alton Of mothers from to Ia years
OF age entered in the contest.
The lady judges were Mesdames
j. T. Thornton and Agnes James
and Miss Fredericka Zacher. After
testing, tasting and weighing each
and every batch of biscuits, the
miniature Bucks stove was
awarded to Miss Alma Butler, 3l5
Delgado street, who was quite
proud of her accomplishments as a
cook. The points of merit on which
Miss Butler carried off the honors
were kneading of dough, distribu-
tion of ingredients, lightness and
taste.
The cooking was done on Bucks
No. 8 Range, and the stove seemed
to- treat all alike in baking.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
The Minstrals.

A revival of old-time minstrelsy
will take place at the Grand opera
house Monday night, February
oath, when Richards & Pringle's
famous Georgia minstrels will re-
appear. The company is composed
entirely Of colored performers, and
includes such notable people as
Billy Kersands, the great Jalvan,
Craig, Hillman and Vernon, James
White, James Moore, w. .. Terry,
@. F. Alexander, Neil Moore, and
the famous Crescent City quartet.
Mr.. D. E. Richards, the manager
of the company, has been very sue
cessful in the minstrel line, and
today has the only company COM
posed entirely Of negro talent. He
has the faculty of knowing how to
handle these people, which is
proved by the twenty-five years
he has managed them. 1t is not a
mammoth troupe, but a very COM
pact organization, and their pro-
gram is new and varied enough to
suit the masses.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
Germania Mask Ball.

Notwithstanding the i'll will of
Jupiter Pluvius with his downpour
of rain, Germania Lodge No. 1896,
X. and l.. of H., had gathered its
members and friends en- masse at
Mission garden last night to cele-
brate the annual mask ball in
grand style. 1t was 8 o'clock when
the grand cavalcade, "a la Pied"
started the dance in the grand
march, and at an hour later the
hall was one grand mass Of
joyous humanity in costumes
that for variety and ele-
gance beggar description. AS to
character and display, one repre-
sentative of the City brewery, Mrs.
Agnes Mylius, was a masterpiece
of artistic dress. Miss Polana, as
"Hayseed," got the first prize, an
album, and Mrs. Maxfeld, second
prize as "Scrap Basket Alfred
Schertz got first prize as George
Washington" a smoking set; Mr..
Malcolm Won Blum got second
best prize as a "Nobleman."
Mrs. Held and Mrs. Molino
were kept busy with their
busters to brush off the flour
which other imps were scattering
broadcast upon the maskers. The
LIGHT had several representation
in the merry throng as peasant
girls and an old Carthusian monk.
At the uumasking, many a little
mistaken identity was corrected
with grins and smiles. The attend
ance was large, and two hundred
couples is probably a small esti-
mate, and except the chape-
rones, they were one and all
in mask and fancy dress. The ball
was success and broke up only in
the small hours of morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
AMATEUR HOBOs.
University Students Make Successful Pc
destrian Trip From Austin.

University students Make successful re-
destrian Trip From Austin.
Two thoroughly saturated and
mud despatched young men came
struggling into the city over the
Austin road at LAO O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. The two men were
Otto Praeger and Frank Cresswell,
OF this city, and their arrival in
San Antonio completed a remark
able walk OF eighty.one miles in a
little less than two days.
On Thursday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock Frank Newton, Otto A.
Pfeuffer, Frank Cresswell and Otto
Praeger left Austin to walk to San
Antonio, expecting to make the
trip In about two and half days.
Two Of the men succeeded in max
ing the trip in AZ hours and 10
minutes, the actual walking time
being % hours % minutes, or over
81 miles per hour. The fastest
time was made between the Blan-
CO river and San Marcos, which
distance was made at the rate OF D
miles per hour. The last mile on
the macadamized portion of the
Austin road from the 8 to the 4
mile post into the city was made
in IL minutes. Black heavy mud
and drizzling rain was encountered
all the way yesterday. For four
teen miles between New Braunfels
and this city. This chiefly Is what
kept down the average under 4
miles per hour.
The first man dropped out at
San Marcos. This was Frank
Newton, who had not yet recovered
from an injury while practicing
for the university field day events.
Otto A. Pieuffer was anxious to
reach home on Friday, and took
the train for San Antonio at New
Braunfels on that afternoon. This
left Cresswell and Praeger to finish
the trip alone which they did at
2:40 yesterday afternoon.
The following is the schedule of
time and distances made by the
walkers:
Thursday: Austin to Buda, 16
miles, 4 hours; Buda to Kyle, 2
miles, hour, 80 minutes.
Friday: Kyle to San Marcos, II
miles, 2. hours, 40 minutes; San
Marcos to Hunter, miles, 2 hours,
10 minutes; Hunter to New Braun
fels, 10 miles, 2 hours, 80 minutes;
New Braunfels to farm house, 8
miles, 2 hours, 20 minutes.
Saturday: Farm house to Selma
6 miles, hour so minutes. Selma
to San Antonio 16 miles, 4 hours, 40
minutes.
The party feel little stiff in the
joints, but otherwise did not fare
badly. When weighed at Hunter
station yesterday noon, it was
found that Cresswell had lost 3
pounds, Praeger 3 pounds, and
Pfeuffer 10 pounds. Newton did
not weigh before dropping out.
The students return by train to
Austin tonight. ~
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23

At the church Mr.. E. p. Corbett
will act as chief usher.
1t is expected that the merchants
of the city will decorate their
business houses for the occasion.
Captain j. A. Mccormick, chair
man on carriages, will attend to
seeing committees and clergy seat
ed In carriages at the depot.
The parade will take place, rain
or shine, and promises to be one of
the largest given in San Antonio
for some time.
The Catholic knights will meet
in their hall at 2 p. m. tomorrow
to attend the procession.
CATHOLIC NEWS.
The Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans passed on six new applica-
tions for membership at their Last
meeting, on Thursday night.
Hoffmann's Catholic directory
places the Catholic population of
San Antonio diocese at $4,000.
The feast of st. Margaret of Car
tona, styled the Mary Magdalen of
the Third Order of st. Francis,
was celebrated yesterday morning
at st. Mary's church, with high
mass.
Miss Theresa Ball, of San An
tonic, received the novitiate or
white veil in the order of Sisters
of Divine Providence, in Castro
vile, last Sunday morning.
A meeting of the Catholic Gen.
trail union will be held on Wednes-
day night, at which time the
bishop will pass upon the bylaws
of the organization.
SAN FERNANDO LENT.
San Fernando's Lenten services
are as follows:
Sundays-Mass at 6 80, Z and 10
o'clock a. m, with sermon,at 10.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and bene-
diction Of the Blessed Sacrament b
80 p. m.
Fridays-Way Of the Cross, SER
mon and benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament, at Z 80 p. m.
Every Day-A mass and a SER
mon will be held at pm.
Bishop Forest has no visitations
next week and will remain in the
city.
ST. MICHAEL's LENT.
Sundays, high mass 10 a. M,
vespers pm.
Week days, mass z a. m. Friday
evenings Stations of the Cross and
benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment. Wednesday evenings in
struction and Benediction.
The San Fernando Catholic So
ciety will complete its organization
today at II noon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
THE TEAM.
How San Antonio Will Stack Up in the
Texas League.

Texas League.
Jim Nolan has sent the LIGHT
the names Of the following players,
who have accepted terms of Mana
ger Brophey of the San Antonio
baseball team.
Frank Parvin, of Carrollton, Mo-,
pitcher; age, % years; height, 6
feet; weight, $50 pounds; batting
average, .27S; fielding average, .943.
Harry Caulliflower, of Washing
ton, d. c.; pitcher Qeft handeO ;
age, "a years; height, 5.111 feet ;
weight, ITS pounds; batting aver
age, 800; fielding average, .937.
Tim Nevins, Of Columbus, o.,
pitcher, Cleft hander); age, 26
years; height, 5.99; weight, 165
pounds; batting average, 1852 (;
fielding average, .954.
Lou Mahaffy, Madison, Ind. :;
pitcher; age, %; height, SO;
weight, 1852; batting, .264; fielding,
.94S.
Jack Thornton, Washington, d.
c.; first baseman; age, 81; height,
6 feet; weight, 1872; batting, .440
fielding, 1888.
Dan. Crotty, Butte, Mon. second
baseman, and captain; age, 26 ;
height, 5.S4; weight, l67; batting
1881; fielding, .912.
Percy Griffin, st. Louis, Mo-,
shortstop; age, %; height, 5.74 ;
weight, $50; batting, ,292; fielding,
1922.
Eddie Gull, Lowell, Mass. ; third
baseman; age, 81; height, 5.1l4
weight, 1853; batting, 1866; fielding,
.917.
Charley Elsey, Cincinnati, Ohio
left fielder; age, "a; height, 5.11;
weight, $50; batting, 1888; fielding,
1878.
Archie Cole, Cedar Bluffs, Kan,
center fielder; age, Is; height, 5 9;
weight, l61; batting, BIT; fielding
1867.
Bobby White, Burlington, Iowa
right fielder and change catcher
age, %; height, SO; weight, 16l
batting, .344; fielding, 1886.
DIAMOND DOTS.
Catcher Emmett Rogers will be
heard from this week.
Catcher Billie Hughes arrived
from Mexico yesterday. He is
looking well and is open for an
engagement.
Hugh Duffy has been made cap
tain Of the Bostons, at salary of
$4,000.
1t is reported that Ted. Sullivan
has engaged "Yale" Murphy and
Charlie Bastian for New Haven.
The Texas league also has a claim
on Bastisn.
Jim Nolan expects to be in San
Antonio this week to help Mana
ger Brophey get things in shape for
the season.
Manager Brophey has applied to
President Ward to call the next
league meeting for San Antonio.
This city has never had league
meeting, and it is about time one
is coming this way. At this meet
ing the schedule will be acted
upon.
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About the Bids for Rock Quarry on Sewer
Farm.
San Antonio LIGHT:


San Antonio LIGHT:
Mr.. r. G. Scott, a bidder on the
advertisement for the lease of the
crock quarry situated in the south
ern portion of city sewer farm"
has bid 10 cents in loose form per
cubic yard and Is cents in solid
form, as per advertisement, also to
grub and clear 80 acres of the
farm. Mr.. Meusebach has bid l6
cents, as per advertisement. These
two bids will be before the council
for decision. Mr.. Scotts bid is the
highest, according to any compu-
tation as to the offer made, for the
reason 16 cents, the Meusebach
bid, is equal to $640, and the Scott
bid is equal to 1854. The council,
in considering these bids, should
be careful to estimate the difference
between bid under the advertise
ment, and a bid for crushed rock.
Mr.. Scott has added to his bid the
proposition to clean and grub 50
acres of the farm. His bid is GER
tainly the best offered to the city.
FAIR PLAY.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
RAILROAD NOTES,

Homeseekers' excursions will be
run to the southwest March 2,
April and II and May 8.
Mr.. Patrick Ryan has been ap.
pointed district commissary agent
for the Pullman company.
Colonel G. B. Peck, of the Texas
Car Service association, is in the
city.
Messrs. Homer Eads aud G. A.
Waterman, OF the Iron Mountain,
will spend the Sabbath in Santone.
A change has been made in the
Katy time table at Houston and
Smithville, effective today, where
by the Katy will arrive at San
Marcos at 5:05 p. m. to connect
with the International for San An
tonic, leaving at 5:2S the same
evening. Heretofore the Katy ar
rived at San Marcos at 6 p. M, too
late for connection with the Inter-
national the same evening, and the
passengers had to lay over until
the following morning.
1t is said that the Mexican Inter-
national shops, which were de-
stroyed by fire at G. P. Diaz, Mex,
will be removed to Durango.
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A. Soldiers Game.

A man with his arm tied up said
to a LIGHT reporter yesterday that
he broke it by falling into sewer
trench on West Commerce street.
he said he is soldier. The re-
porter learned later that the man
neither fell into sewer trench nor
was his arm broken. He was out
on drunk, it is said, and worked
the igbroken arm" racket to prevent
being placed in the guard house.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
Amusenents.

A fair sized audience for a rainy
day, greeted the Edwin Ferry
company at the Grand Opera house
for matinee yesterday, when
"Ingomar" was presented. Mr..
Ferry assumed the title role very
acceptably, and Miss Myra Lee
Cavalier was cast as "Parthenia."
Old Polydor was undertaken by j.
r. Amory and Mrs. Actea by Mrs.
F. M. Bates.
For the night entertainment
"Virginius" was presented. Mr..
Ferry represented the stern, though
gentle father, and Icilius was finely
rendered by Mr.. Geo. Buckler.
aVirginia" was Isweetly played by
Miss Cavalier. Tonight, "Damon
and Pythias" will close the engage
ment.