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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
TO THE PUBLIC.

have opened a collecting office at
402 East Commerce street, and de-
sire to say to the business men of San
Antonio that am considered by some
of the business men of Dallas, where
l am well known, as a first class col
lector, and a God hustler. I will col
lect in the county as well as in the
city. Any business entrusted to me
will be given my personal and prompt
attention. Phone $40.
II % I'm J. d. COFFEY.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
L & G. n. RAILROAD.

North bound trains leave for Aus
tin at 5 a. M, 500 a. m. and $50 p.
m.,; and arrives from Laredo at 1880
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.
M. X. &. T. FROM l. & G. N DEPOT
Trains leave for Waco, st. Louis
and Kansas City at $50 p. M; 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 4 As p.
m.
s. A. & A. omission ROUTE.
Trains leave daily for Cuero, Hous-
ton and Galveston at 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 1:40 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
1915 a. M; regular passenger train
Sundays only arrives at San Antonio
at $3.50 p. M.
s. A. &.GULF SHORE.
Train leaves San Antonio for Mar
tinez, Sanders, Atkins, Lavernia and
Sutherland Springs at a. m, daily
except Sunday.
Arrives at San Antonio at 2 p. m,
daily except Sunday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
POUND NOTICE.

Taken up, and In city pound, on Mata-
moras street, on or about the 9th day OF
November, 1896:
One black horse, brand not plain on left
shoulder, and two Spanish brands on left
thigh.
One gray jack, brand not plain, right
ear off.
One black mule, brands not plain.
One bay pet mare colt, no brand.
Which will, If not redeemed before sale
sold at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, at said pound, at the
hour Of IL o'clock a. m. on the Sd day Of
December, 1896. w. ID. DRUsE,
II est Marshal,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
TO TUNNEL UNDER A MOUNTAIN
New Railway Line to Be Built from
Aspen to Lenado, Col.

New Railway Line to Be Built from
Aspen to Lenado, Col.
The Cowen-Hoven Railway Tunnel
and Drainage company, with capital
of 81 ,ooo,o 900, has just been incorporated
at Aspen, Col.
This company has tunnel two miles
long, and it will at once begin work
upon the second two miles, which will
take it through Smuggler mountain,
from Aspen to Lenado, from which
point will be built lines of railway con-
Meeting with both the Denver & Rio
Grande and the Colorado Midland, and
on into rich mineral districts in Eagle
and Pitkin counties.
The incorporators are men Of great
wealth and will push the enterprise to
completion at rapid rate.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
FOR COLLECTOR.
TO THE VOTERS OF THE 9TH
WARD

take this method of announcing to
the voters of the 5th ward that l am
a candidate for the office of alderman
at the ensuing election. / am in IA
vor of substantial street improve
ments. l favor the payment of $3.50
per day to laborers on city work.
favor the employment of San Antonio
citizens on city work. l am in favor
of the speedy completion of the sew
ers. / am in favor of an economical
city government, but am opposed to
the policy of reducing the pay of the
small man, while the big fellows are
left untouched. Respectfully,
H J. VOGLER
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
GAINS LAND.

Labrador. according to n local ira
dition which the cleaners of folk lore
consider Of much Importance. is the
land to which Cain was banished af-
ter the murder of Abel. That coun-
try, according to the legend, was
cursed by God with perpetual silence
on the day when it was granted to the
First Murderer. Certain is it that the
whole region has been silent and des-
olate ever since it was first known to
white man.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

suit OF cultivation. In China cnrys-
anthemums must have been grown for
ages, for they afford there a general
type of architectural ornament. One
OF the national honors in that country
is the "Order of the Chrysanthemum."
Il il also one of the emblems of the Jap
anese empire. xix" is what the peo-
pie in Japan call the chrysanthemum.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
SHE MADE HIM HEAR.
Had Some Feelings, IL the Trunk
Hadn't.

Hadn't.
lie was a sharp-looliing little man who
was handling the baggage, and it was 9
roSy-cheeked little woman who was
watching him handling her old trunk
with ungentle haste, says the Detroit
Free Press. 1t was not that she cared 50
much for the trunk, but she had come
from the same part of the country
and knew the baggageman's wife be-
fore he did, and here he had quite for
gotten her. She did not know, either,
that the roar of the city and the crash
OF breaking trunks had made him deaf.
just as the lid of her trunk came
asunder from the body she asked, tim
idly:
. "How is your wife, Mr.. Peters,"
81 can't help it; you ought to have q
stronger trunk" answered the baggage
man, instantly on the warpath.
"0h, no matter about the trunk. How
are Mary and the children"
Tiled up with a piece of rope, ma'am,
it will look as well as it ever did"
"Mary and the children" shrieked the
little woman.
"It's nothing of the kind. Report me
all you want to. That old trunk isn't
fit for the ark" and he gave it a savage
kick.
81 don't care a copper about that
old trunk" screamed the now angry
woman, but if you kick it again I'll
have you arrested and fined and sent
10 Jail. I've got some feeling if that
trunk hasn't, Bill Peters!"
And that time the baggageman heard.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
EXPRESSED AN OPINION.
What Countryman Thought of the Work
of q Physician.


One of the most prominent physicians
IN Washington owns a farm somewhere
in New England, and whenever he gets
unbearably tired of his fashionable pa
tents in town he goes there, puts on
his Oldest clothes, lays in a stock of corn
cob pipes and rusticates. One day last
summer, says the Washington Post he
was jogging lazily along a country road
in a ricl1ety old cart drawn by horse
almost as rickety. A countryman walk
ing on the same road asked for lift
and the two fell into conversation.
"Who are you working for?" asked
the countryman.
"Oh, I'm working for DR.. j, down
there" answered the physician.
"What doin'?"
"Oh," went on the doctor. 81 do
everything for him. I take care of
him, you know. dress him and feed
him, and I even wash his face and put
him to bed. 1 do everything he needs
DONE"
"How much do you get for it?" asked
the native. ..
"My board and clothes"
can you do oil that for him-wash
him, an dress him, an feed him. an all
that?"
"Yes."
The countryman looked at the doc
tor moment in silence. Then he leaned
over the wheel and spat solemnly.
"Well, of all the dern fools ever see!"
was all he said. .f
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
NIGHT ElIndnes. IN The Tronic..

Night blindness is a peculiar affec-
ton of the eye, in which the patient
sees very well during the day, but be-
comes blind as night approaches. It
is mostly met with in warm climates,
and usually gives way to mild treat
ment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
ChrYsanthemuma.

Chrysanthemums originally came
from Japan, Corea, China and Siam.
Ancient and modern varieties, taken
together, yield something like 1000
each separately named, and all the re-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

To cure all old sores, to heal an in
dolent ulcer, or to speedily cure piles,
you need simply apply DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve according to directions.
It's magic-like action will surprise you.
E. Reuss, City Drug store, log E. Com
merce street
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
The coming of

The coming of
a baby into this
world is the crown
ing event of a wo-
mans life. But
this great blessing
is beset with trials
and d hangers S.
Sometimes the>
seem so heavy as
to over balance
the blessing; this
is not right nor
natural.
Two thirds of
the anxiety and
suffering W hic h
usually attends the
advent of the little
stranger may be
altogether avoided
if the prospective
mother will fortify
er constitution
and strengthen the
maternal organism
with DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
tiou. 1t gives
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
OUR RAILWAY SYSTEMS.
Criticism by the Chief Engineer Of
Big English Railway Company.

The Employees on Roads in This Country
Superior In Intelligence-EnglishB Block
System More Perfect Than Ours
Comparison of Engines.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
FOR SALE.

5000 old newspapers, clean and
whole, low rates. Apply at Light
office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

ALL KINDS OF PRINTING
AT THE LIGHT JOB OFFICE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
THREE TIMES THREE.
California Woman Who Never Cond

California Woman Who Never Conde-
scended to Anything Short of TrIplets.
In an almost inaccessible mountain
fastness in Mendocino county, Is miles
northeast of Ukiah, is the home of nine
children, all triplets. The mother OF
this remarkable family is Mrs. George
Walters. All the children are well and
happy, and the last trio are as healthy
set of youngsters as can be found
anywhere.
The Walters home is in an out-of-the-
way part of the Mendocino forest dis
trict. Two of the sets of triplets were
by Mrs. Walters first husband, Orville
Orrin Oates, a Missourian Three years
elapsed between the birth of the first
and second triplets, and IL years be-
tween the birth of the second and third
sets.
Mrs. Walters maiden name was
Ellen Elaine Emmery. She was born
in Quebec about 1855. She met her
first husband during the Centennial ex-
position at Philadelphia. After their
marriage they moved to Alton, Mo. II
was at Alton in 1897 the first triplets
were born. They were named Wheeler
Henry, James Rutherford, and Martha
Christine, being two boys and one girl.
The family moved to California in the
fall of 1880, and settled at first in Inyo
county. From there they moved to the
Little Bear valley, San Bernardino
county. There, in October, 1882, the
second triplets were born. They We're
all girls, and were named Matilda Ann,
Rebecca Elizabeth, and Marie Louise.
While out on a prospecting tour, seen
ing fortune for his fast-growing
family, Mr.. Oates became lost in the
vast deserts of western Arizona, and
was never again heard from.
The widow then determined to move
to the upper part of the state with her
six children. They travelled north by
easy stages, and on the way she met Mr..
Walters. He helped her and her chill
dren along the way, proposed marriage,
and was promptly accepted. They
kept on their journey north. seeking
for some far-away valley, where they
could set up their home. They found
it in the location already described.
There in June. 1894, the last triplets
were born. They were named Grover
Eldord, Jasper Otis, and Ruth Ellen.
The children of the first two sets Of
triplets do not resemble one another at
all, but the last, the babies, look so
much alike that they cannot be told
apart. The only way to distinguish
them is to dress them differently, and
when put to bed they wear different
kinds of night dresses, so that the
mother can tell which is which.-San
Francisco Examiner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

Probably the house of lords is the
least sentimental assembly in the
world, yet it is peculiarly susceptible
to the authority and magic of strong
personality. On 4 celebrated occasion
Lord Lyndhurst recited at enormous
length all the black-letter authorities
OH subject. Lord Lyndhurst got his
way, not by the weight of his black-let-
ter citations. which the pastoral peers
who swell our full-dress debates could
hardly be expected to appreciate, but
by the accustomed, yet ever vivid, i'm
preston of Lord Lyndhurst on his legs.
Thus when Lord Salisbury rises to rec
ommend perilous success to the CO.
horts he controls, when the house
"gives audience and attention still as
night" to the sequence of a clear-cut ar
Gument and illustration, every phrase
poised to hair, every point piercing to
the quick, the whole speech acting like
oxygen on the languid air of the house
of lords, it is easy to realize the burden
of responsibility which personal as
tendency lays upon the leader of the
conservative party in the house of
lords.-Nineteenth Century.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The coffee crop of Venezuela
amounts to $15.e0O,O00 year in value.
The average crop is 90, 900 tons of coffee.
Two-thirds of this product is exported,
mostly to England. Maracaibo is one
of the centers of trade; Mara caibo cof-
fee is known everywhere.
"A long series of experiments, in
which dogs were fed alternately with
each substance during four consecutive
periods, has shown, it is stated, that
natural butter and manufactured oleo-
margarine are practically equal in di-
gestibility and nutritive value.
"A correspondent writes to Nature
that carp are very fond of the larvae of
mosquitoes, and, as this fish thrives in
the only kind of water in which the
larvae of the mosquitoes can live, he
suggests that these fish might be en-
ployed to eXterminate this pestiferous
insect.
Africa Is becoming very good Gus
toner of the Pacific states. Lumber
and flour are the staples of the trade,
and the shipments are rapidly growing
in Importance. The largest shipment
of flour ever made from the PugetSound
region for African ports was being
loaded a few days ago at Port Blakely.
it consisted of 5000 sacks.
4 About $4,000 tons of starch have
1been made from potatoes this season
In IRE three states of Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and North Dakota. Not far from
100000 bushels of potatoes have been
thus used, and yet this represents about
half the product of the potato belt.
The farmers have received an average
price of ten cents bushel for the po-
tatoes.
The latest discovery of new star
was made by woman without looking
at the heavens. Mrs. Fleming, of the
Harvard observatory, found it from
standard photographs few days ago,
attention having been directed to it by
a popularity of the spectrum taken in
Peru last July. The new star is in the
constellation Centaurus, and appears
to have changed into gaseous nebula
The saltineSs of the sea has much
to do with the ocean currents, which
distribute the heat of the tropics over
the colder regions of the earth Cur
rents are largely due to the difference
between the specific gravity of sea
water and the fresh water of rains.
Thus when rain falls on a certain part
of the ocean the effort of the heavier
salt water of the ocean to establish an
equilibrium causes a current.
The minute creatures that have lived
in the sea for ages past have left endur-
ing monuments in the shape of islands,
rocks and continents. If the sea had
not been salty, these marine animals
could not have existed and secreted the
hard substance known as "calcareous
skeleton" which has largely contrib
uted to the growth of continents.
Among these early inhabitants of the
sea were corals, crinoids, sea urchlns
and star fishes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

''Wh.t's this?" exclaimed the young
husband, referring to the memoran-
dunn she had given him. "One dozen
Eggs, pound of raisins, bottle of
lemon extract, can of condensed milk,
dimes worth of ground cinnamon and
half dollars worth of sugar. What do
you want of all these things. Belinda ?"
1--WE got dry loaf of bakers Bread"
replied the young wife, that I'm go
ing to save by working up into bread
pudding. 1 never let anything go to
waste, Henry Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

"You know" said the lady who with
sincere ardor desires only the bes. for
the human race, that dog will not
touch whisky?"
Col. Kyahter passed his hand over
his brow in a troubled way, and said:
Madam, do you mean to tel! me that
anybody was evan guilty of such out
rageous extravaganza as to offah whis-
ky to a dog H-Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
THE MISSING LADY.
Mysterious Disappearance of Mrs. T.
Jones, of Hatchington Green.

You might have knocked me down
with a feather-it seemed so remnrka-
bly, lifeIike and homelikc. For min
ute Or two l forgot about the other
Jones and sat down with n swimming
in my head and general feeling Of
sinks"
ct was ridiculous sensation. Pres
emily found myself feeling sorry for
the other Jones and wondering what
had happened to that bright-faced,
CHEEKY little woman had called upon
with my apologies. And those three
ehiIdren-two girls and the sticky boy
what were they doing without a
m&her's skirt to hang on to?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
Measles Microbes.

DR.. Joseph Czajkowski, after four
years of investigation, announces the
discovery of a microbe which may be
the cause of measles. Two other in
vestigators have found the same mi
crobe in the blood of measles patients.
One of the most interesting peculiari-
ties is that while rabbits suffer no in
convenience when inoculated with it,
1t appears to be sure death to mica
Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
A Roland for an Oliver.

Husband (reading Sunday news
paper)-Mary. here's something new in
the household line. 1 have had your
bakers and grocer's homemade bread,
pies and chocolate; here is whole COLI
uml about home made desolate.
Thinks he is funny.)
Wlfe-You needn't read it. You can
get the recipe at your fas orite bucket
sho Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
How to Sell Shoes.

She had vainly striven to pry her
number four foot into number 2K
shoe, and the salesman saw that all
efforts would be useless. Then he said:
Madam, let me show you shoe espe-
cially made for Cinderella feet"
He produced a pair which fitted per-
fectly.
"Pll take them" she beamed.
They were tours, marked 2b.-Bay
City Chat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

81 am very much obliged to yous
James, for this fine writing set, vita
heavy parchment paper" said the
wealthy Mr.. Oldbatch to his nephew,
"but really do very little writing"
"True, uncle" replied the affections
ate relative; but thought you might
want to write your will."-Bay City
Chat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
Professional Pride.

District Attorney Summing up)-Gen-
tlemen of the jury, the audacity and
skill displayed by the prisoner in COM
hitting this burglary exceeds anything
in my previous experience.
Prisoner to Reporter-Now don't for
get to get that into your paper.-Dallas
(Tex.) Sitter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
A Correction.

"Jones doesn't seem to think that
other people are made of the same kind
of clay that he is"
"Oh, yes, he does, only he thinks
there is a great deal of difference in the
workmanship."-Bay City Chat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
Too Tame for Her.

Maud don't see how you can stand
being engaged to man who has to
work nights!
Marie-He comes to see me after
Moons.
Maud-Pshaw! How insipid! When
he's gone, you must feel as though you
had been to a matinee.--Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

Mandy Ann-Say, 'Rastus, de Way
down furniture store is advuttisin'
mahogany ladies' rockers fur $l.57.
Yo' gor to git me one.
'Rastus-Git you one muffin. You
mint DO mahogany lady; you's ebony.
Indianapolis Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

Lawyer-You say the prisoner stole
your watch. What distinguishing
feature was there about the watch?
Witness-It had my sweetheart's
picture in it.
Lawyer-Ah! I see, woman in the
case. Scottish American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

Come, Mary, let us play father an
mother I'll be the father, and you'll
be the mother, with child in your
arms"
"All right, you begin"
'Oh, wish that had never married!
What fool 1 was!"-Fliegende Blaet-
ter,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

Wayte-What made you change doc
tors? 1 thought DR.. Pellet was your
family physician.
Browne-So he was; but never like
to owe one doctor more than $780,
SomerYille Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
Taking 1t Literally.

"This morning the doctor ordered me
to drink water an hour before every
meal, and here I've been drinking for
the last 40 minutes; but I'll be jiggered
if I can swallow another drop."-Hu-
moristische Blaetter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

Rural Clergyman (sylnpathetically)
Terrible accident, terrible, wasn't it?
Six men blown to atoms with nitro
glycerine.
Undertaken (tearfully)- Heartrcnd-
ing! Not enough left of them for fu-
neral.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
In for q Trade.

"Can sell you vase to-day?' in
quired a china merchant at the door of
a house where big row was in prog
ress.
mo, you can't" snapped the woman
of the house, unless you want to trade
for family jar four times as big as
your vase. Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
Sticking to Business.

Little Boy Cat toy store window
Mamma, won't you buy me top?
Mamma (meditatively)--It is now too
cold to spin tops.
well, then, buy me double ripper
sled and some new skates, and We'll let
the top go."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
No SIeight-of-Hand. Either.

Little Johnnie-Isn't this funny
horn, pa?
Brownies, my boy; and if you
don't stop making that large noise you
will come out of the small end of it
Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
A Useful Man.

Brown is weak financially, ISN'T hep"
"He hasn't much money, but he gives
employment to great many men
"Who are they?"
"Other peoples bill collectors."-
Brooklyn Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

He skinned the CLASSY surface of the lake
And there. in full his signature he wrote;
Just then a better skater took the cake
He scratched above promissory note!
Chicago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
The Modern Ambassa dor.

Tommy-Paw, what is an ambassa-
dor?
Mr.. Figg-He is used chiefly as chip
which the other country knocks of
when it wants to declare war.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

"He was under the influence whe
he did it,"
"Of drink"
sEo; vf his Vife."--N. Y. World.