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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
ITS EIGHTEENTH YEAR.
Celebration of the Wolff & Marx Ami
versary By Their Emnloves.

Celebration of the Wolff & Marx Ami
versary By Their Employees,
Wolff & Max, the Mammoth
Store, closed their doors promptly
at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon to
allow their small army Of employees
to participate in the eighteenth
anniversary celebration Of the
firm, which all certainly did, as at
p. M, trolley cars were boarded
and nearly one hundred employees
and few invited friends enjoyed
a grand ride over the entire system
Of the San Antonio street Railway
company, gaily decorated cars
being used for the occasion.
At 10 o'clock the party arrived
at Muth's garden, on Government
hill, where they were met and
given a musical welcome by Prof.
Muth's orchestra.
Dancing then commenced and
continued until l1:30 o'clock,
when a fine supper was spread in
the cool, brilliantly lighted gar
den, which was fully appreciated
by the entire company.
During the progress OF the sup.
per a message was received, which
was read, from Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Wolff, now on their way to New
York. They wished the young
people a royal time and future
success, and regretted their I'M
avoidable absence. Other messages
of congratulation were received |
and after supper dancing as re-
sumed.
During the evening recitation
was given by Mr.. Flores.
At 1890 o'clock the cars. were |
again taken and for one hour an
other trolly ride over the city was |
taken by the guests and before the
company disbanded three cheers
were given for the firm Of Wolff & |
Marx, for the appreciation shown
to their employees, and three
cheers for the committees having
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03

and his sensational victories over
the fastest men of America won for
him lasting renown. During the
season Of 1895 he came east and
joined the Morgan & Wright team,
with which he was considered one
Of the most consistent winners of
the circuit until the time he re-
ceived his broken arm at South
Bend, Ind, In August. He recov.
cred from this accident in time to
join the mountaineering camp at
Louisville. Here he secured a
number of worlds records, the
most important OF which was his
competition mark Of :52 3.5. ZIeg-
Ter has improved under training
this season and is looked upon as
well nigh invincible in short dis
lance work.
ARTHUR GARDINER.
The speediest youngster that has
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WEATHER NOTES

WEATHER NOTES,
Rains have fallen over Louisiana,
Arkansas and northeast Texas dur
ing the past "a hours. At Little
Rock the rainfall was heavy,
amounting to liz inches.
Clear skies prevail this morning,
except some cloudiness over the
lower Missouri valley and the
Texas panhandle.
The barometer is low over Lou
isiana, Texas, and along the south
ern Rocky mountain slope.
Marked rises in the temperature,
ranging from 6 to II degrees, have
occurred over north Texas, Okla
homa, Kansas, Nebraska and Colo
RADIO.
s. B. PFANNER, Observer.
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Health

Depends upon keeping the blood in a
pure condition, free from disease germs,
and yet there are very few people who
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II cannot recommend Hoods Sarsapa-
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Tor me. was
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THE MODERN BEAUTY

Thrives on good food and sunshine,
with plenty of exercise in the open
air. Her form CLOVIS with health
and her face blooms with its beau
ty. II her system needs the cleans
ing action Of q laxative remedy,
she uses the gentle and pleasant
Syrup Of Figs. Made by the Cali
fornis Fig Syrup Company.
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Sick

and all run down and my health was 80
poor could not get out of doors. Twas
not able to do anything, being troubled
with asthma and heart disease. was
nervous and could not sleep nights. I
had become completely discouraged when
I happened to read an advertisement OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla and concluded to give
it trial. After taking the first bottle /
felt better and since taking five bottles /
am so much improved that feel like
new man. am now able to do fair
days work and sleep
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The graduates OF the San An
tonic academy will meet the
present senior class of that institu-
ton at the home of Prof. W. B,
Seeley this afternoon at o'clock,
for the purpose of organizing an
alumni association OF the school
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against johnson and Sanger and
Bald, and went away with three
tirsts, a second andla third out Of
the five national championships
up his sleeve. This was Otto Zieg-
Ter, the "little demon" of San Jose,
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ATTENTION.

Contractors, Carpenters and Con-
sumers of lumber. Get prices from
VIM. Cameron & Co. before buying
4-l2 tf
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THE ONLY True Blood Purifier
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get Hoods and ONLY HOODS.
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Says he Was Dragged.

Harry Drum, flsgman on the
Arkansas Pass at the West Com
merce street crossing, occupies a
cell in the county Jail. He is &C.
cused of being insane. Drum was
seen this morning by LIGHT re-
porter, and said he had been drug
ged. He did not remember when
it happened and could not say who
was with him at the time.
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Well

ct night. My heart does not trouble me
and have realized great relief for asthma.
feel full of courage once more and life
seems brighter and worth living. Iwould
recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla to all
afflicted as have been, for l know it will
help them. II this statement of facts
will be of benefit, you are welcome to use
1t as you please" HENRY J. WRIGHT,
Box 502, Oxford, New York.
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Mr.. Henry Watzlavc&ik went
out to st. Hedwig settlement yes
terday on a pleasure trip.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

Weather forecast for San Antonio
and vicinity for the twenty.four
hours ending at 8 pm, June 4, 1896 /:
Fair tonight and Thursday.
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And many wise ones-wves daughters, aunts, cousins
nieces OF yours. You will be surprised how many
oftheSe women are using the
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TIME TELLS

First impression may not be enough TO clear
ly show the difference between the first second
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vous Debility, Rheumatism, Kidney and Blsd.
der Troubles, Pimples, Ulcers, Piles, Catarrh
aud Diseases of Women. ...
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The speediest youngster that has
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DR.. HATHAWAY & CO.,
90 Alamo Plaza, Over the Globe
San Antonio, Texas.

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Graham guardian., 1896-06-12
WOMAN EDITORS TRIALS.
A Cruel Contemporary Spoiled Her
Career.

A beautiful young girl who had
graduated only year before with
the highest honors. rushed into the
family sitting room and flung her
self with storm of sobs upon the
sofa, says the Houston Post.
"What is it, my dear?" asked
her father, soothing her gently.
"Has anything happened to dis
courage your"
"Papa," said the maiden, raising her
tearful-face, | am done with Jour
nalism forever. When you allowed
me to purchase that weekly news
paper | thought that no occupation
on earth could be so noble, so
elevating and powerful to scatter
good and wisdom throughout the
world. When l began editing tho
paper everything appeard bright
and rose-colored.
"My editorials were praised by
the entire Texas press, and got
flattering words of encouragement
fiom even the big dailies. / was
oh, so proud of the fact th~.-i-
though n wA..----=---I mad been ad-
mitted as an equal member of the
great brotherhood that exercises
such an influence upon the mind
and morals of the people. Last
week / wrote a gentle criticism Of
an article that appeard in little
weekly IN another county. This,
papa this is what I find in the
next issue of that horrid paper"
The lovely girl handed her father
the paper and buried her he'd upon
the sofa pillows, while he read the
following:
"We would say to the loathsome
knock-kneed, piebald jabberwack
that infest the editorial dugout of
the Weekly Herald keep your shirt on
The disgusting, idiotic drivel that
emanates from the clapper jawed,
squirrel-headed, slab-sided puddle
duck that spoils paper for that
sewer pipe ofjournalism should get
pair of buckskin, kick-proofpants
or else quit squirting such gobs of
back-handed putrefied slime at de-
cent papers. If the hump-hacked,
putty face dverim referred to doesn't
like our remarks we will call any
day and scatter a few locks of hair
and brass buttons around said
Herald Office or forfeit q years
subscription"
"Papa," said the girl graduate,
in small but decided1 Aice, 81
want you to buy me a@codl book
and some long aprons; Ihf going
TO stay at home and help mother
about the bouse.-ET.
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12

the chief gamer by it, as the land
1t cannot now sell will then rapid
ly find purchasers. As the gov
ernment has already received out
OF the settlers of the West, over
S2si 100000 from the sale of pub
nc lands, why shall it not now
utilize a portion of this vast sum
In building irrigation canals for
the benefit of the West, as 1T has
built reservoirs and canals for the
benefit of storekeepers of the E.sH
To do this would be to do simple
justice to Western men and West
ern interests. 1t would be simply
doing what the government Of
France, SPAN, Australia, Argen-
tine, Perue and Great Britain in
India and Egypt, have done for
their citizens.
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12

Had the twelve millions of dol
lars appropriated in the payment
Of sugar bountles been utilized in
the construction of works of ir-
rigation in the arid West what a
different result would have been
attained. New lands would have
been opened up to settlement and
cultivation--lands which would
have been productive for all time
to come. Land, which to-day is
absolutely valueless, would at once
become desirable, every dollar dis
bursed by the government would
have been returned to 1T three and
four fold through the sale of such
lands when once reclaimed.
While to the entire West the dis.
bursement of such a sum of money
would have met new era of hope
and prosperity.
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12
ESTABLISHED FACTS.
concerning Graham County, Which are
Well Worth Serious Consideration
by those Seeking new Homes, or Men
Seeking Profitable Investment for

by those Seeking new Homes. or Me
Seeking Profitable Investment fo
| Capital.
The agricultural resources of tn
ella valley are both varid and ex
tenslve, comprising an area o
arabic land of which there is a
present tributary to canals ant
bitches, 10000 acres which il
capable of being irrigated. TIL,
principal products are alfalfa, wheat
corn, barley, oats, vegetables, de
cidious andcertain classes of citru:
fruits.
This is the natural home Of
alfalfa, of which from 4 to S crops
are grown yearly, yielding from
to 8 tons per acre. 1t is not as
stocky as that which comes from
the Salt River valley and is pre-.
ferable for either horses or cattle.
Wheat, barley and oats grow
prolifcly, the former containing a
very large amount of nutrition.
Yellow dent, white gourd and
other large varieties Of corn Weld
productivity, vegetables are large
and solid and come to maturity
two months earlier than IN the
eastern and middle states.
The valley and hill lands are
adapted to all 1.-The products of
the temporal zone, and many of
the fruits of the semi-tropical
countries. The apples equal in
size and flavor the prize winners
of the eastern states. The seed
ling fruits are unexcelled in size
and general excellence. Apricots
and apples both grow with a sur
prising rapidity. The peaches in
appearance and taste are identical
with those which come from the
famous orchards of New Jersey.
Canagrie grows wild, some of
the tubers being as large as good
sized potatoes. Tests now show
that canagrie root, which flourish
es near Thomas, In the lower por-
ton of the valley, contains large
er per cent of tannic acid than any
ever sent to the extract works
from either Arizona or New Mexi-
co.
Farming lands can be purchased
at from $50 to s100 per acre, in
Improvements and water
rights.
Uncultivated land without water
right Is free to any settler under
the United States homestead law.
This class Of farms will eventually
become valuable when the canal
facilities have been increased,
The cost of maintaining the ca
nails which are owned by the farm.
ers varies from 80 cts. to $1.00 per
acre per year.
The following are the market
values of the products of the soil
1T the ranch, there being ready
sale for everything raised in the
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12

The tables are supplied with the very best
TO be had in the market; all kinds of vegetables
and fruit in season. Families boarded at
special rates Give us call and be convinced.
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12

Arizona will serve as an illustra-
ton of this fact, and its experience
has been experience Of every other
Territory and State in the West.
From its organization as Ter
ritory until June 80, 1895, the set
tiers of Arizona have paid S872,-
CTS for the lands they occupy as
homes-9Oper cent of Yuma, Mari
copa, Pinal and Graham counties.
In return for all this the gov
ernment has only expended $780,
900 in surveying public lands
the greater portion of which sum,
too, has been expended in survey
ing railroad grants, in order that
title might pass to the corporations
claiming such grants. In no other
way has the government, directly
or indirectly, expended a single
penny in improving or making
habitable public lands. The bal
ance of the money paid for these
lands over the cost of survey has
beed disbursed in meeting govern
mental expenses foreign to the
public domain. Had the money
paid by the settlers of Arizona
on the public lands been expended
in words of irrigation to reclaim
the same, it would have been suf-
ficient to duplicate every irriga-
ton dam and canal now in ex-
istence in the Territory. The peo-
pie would have owned the canal
system ins .ead ofnon-residents, and
the money whichis annually tax
en- from the farmer to pay salaries
ard intersts on watered bonds and
stock Sould have. been kept at
home to improve and enlarge the
irrigation systems of the Territory
-e9ch year increasing the availa-
BILE supply of water and removing
the danger of loss through water
famine.
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12

If it required an annual outlay
Of $4,000 to insure family
against any serious consequences
from an attack of bowel complaint
during the year there are many
who would feel if their duty to pay
it; that they could not afford to
risk theii lives, and those of their
family for such an amount. Any
one can get this insurance for rs
cents, that being the price of a bot
tie of Chamberlain's ColIc, Cholera
and Diarrhea Remedy. In almost
every neighborhood some one has
died from an attack of bowel COM
plant before medicine could be
procured or physician summoned.
One or two doses of this remedy
will cure any ordinary case. It
never fails. Can you afford to
take the risk for so small an
amount? For sale by oil dealers
in medicine.
Plaster of Paris for sale at 3-12
ents per pound at P.J Jacobson
and Sons. sit
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12


There is at present about lis
miles of irrigatlng canals and main
bitches, not including the Lateral
bitches which will make the total
several times this amount. This
gives ample water to assure crops
for about 45, 900 acres. When the
Enterprise canal is finished it will
water several thousand acres of
rich table and bottom land. 1t
has been estimated that a quarter
of million acres Of additional land
could be irrigated if storage dams
were built. This could be done
in several places, notably at the
narrows about 18 miles from SAT-
ford where a box canyon exists
through which the river passes.
1t is from this point the Enterprise
company are building their canal.
Graham county covers an area
Of 1000 square miles.
The Gila valley is 35 miles from
the narrows to the edge of the res
ervation, with an average width of
bottom lands Of two miles, the dis
tance between the foot hills being
six miles. The valley is aanked
on the north by the Gila mountains
and on the south by the Graham
mountains, Mount Graham being
the highest peak, with an altitude
Of ten thousand feet above sea level.
Although but little prospecting
has been done in either the ella
or Graham mountains, the few
properties which have been de-
veloped show that the ore body
is practically inexhaustable; while
copper predominates, there is both
gold and silver in paying quantities
1t is a virgin field for both the
minor and captaItlst and one which
promises grand results.
The two principal mining COM
panies are the Detroit, at Morenci,
and the Arizona copper Company,
at Clifton. The former employees
300 men and the latter 600.
The output Of the Arizona comp,
any is 20 tons of copper per day
and of the Detroit about 10 tons
per day. These two companies
alone pay out for labor about $780,.
900 annually.
Experts are at present prospect
ing near Saffoad for coal.
There are twenty-five schools,
and one Academy in Graham
county. The examination for
teachers is very strict; only those
who are thoroughly qualified be-
ing able to procure certificates.
II churches of different denomi-
nations look after the spiritual
welfare Of the community. Soci-
ETY. is as refined here as In any
OF the old eastern cities.
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12

The public press announces that
the Supreme court has confirmed
the constitutlonality of the act of
Congress granting bounty to sugar
producers in the United States.
This act was passed In 1890, and
under it the sugar planters of such
states as Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas and California earned in
bounties from 1890 to 1868, when
the bill was repealed, over twelve
millions Of dollars. The sole claim
made for the passage of the sugar
bounty act by the men who father
ed it was that it would encourage
the growing of sugar, and demon
strate whether or not that crop
could DO made financial success
in America. 1t was not intended
to make fruitful and productive
lands already barren; it was not
intended to open up new fields for
settlement and home-making. On
the contrary, 1T was simply intend
ed to increase the value of lands
situated in those sections favorable
to sugar growing.
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12

Every dollar so expended would
be returned to the general govern
ment from the sale Of the lands il
ownes and from water sales and
rentals. This has been the ex-
perience of every government that
has undertaken the reclamation of
its public lands by works of ir-
rigation. How well the system
has worked is shown by the ex-
perience of the British government
in Indiana, where over 500, 900, 900
have already been expended on
the construction of public works
OF irrigation, and where works
now in course of construction will
require nearly 100000, 900 before
their completion. The sole motive
for the construction of these works
was to prevent famine, which they
have effectually done. All these
canals are successfully and profta-
bly, managed by the government
not by corporations, and the
annual revenue received from such
canals is given as follows: a
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12

This statement is not based on
speculation, but on facts. In the
past, with the exception of the
moneys collected from customs
and internal revenue taxes, there
has been no source of revenue so
profitable to the general govern
ment as that from the sale of pub
lie lands. Every man who has
made home in the West has con-
tributed directly to this sum,
which at the end of the fiscal year
1895 amounted to 1921, ,949, ,517.1O.
In return tor this money the only
direct appropriation the govern
ment has ever made in connection
with the public lands has been for
their survey. The amount so ex-
pended in surveys has been in
fnitesimal when compared with
the amount of money paid by set
tiers for public lands.
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12
WATER QUESTION.
How Bounties Have Been Granted other
Interests-Vast Sums Received for
Lands and Nothing Expended.

ahus anu NothihB ENpenueu.
o. Water for the purpose Of
irrigation is absolutely essential to
the existence of life in the Arid
West; without it land is valueless
and progress impossible.
(2.) Water belongs to the land
and not to the individual.
(3.) There can be no private con-
troll, ownership or monopoly ofpub-
lie water supplies, without cor
responding injustice and hardship
to the consumer.
a. Public control and owner.
ship of all water supplies and con-
structing of works ofirrigation the
sole solution of the irrigation prob
lem.
Graham guardian., 1896-06-12

The government is to-day the
owner of practically every acre OF
land that will be reclaimed by new
works of irrigation. This land is
and will remain valueless until
such works of irrigation are con-
strueted. When such lands are
reclaimed the government will be
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-09
A SECOND ELSIE vENNER.
Plays the Violin and Charms Rattlesnake.
With Its Weird Music.

With music drawn from her violin,
Miss Ruth Brown, beautiful young
lady of Lake City, Fla, has succeeded in
charming about fifty rattlesnakes that
have their den under an immense rock
near her home, says the Philadelphia
Times.
Miss Brown is the daughter of wealthy
parents, WHO reside in a magnificent
home on the Suwanee river in
She is an accomplished vioIinist
and for six months has been accustomed
to sit on the rock mentioned and play on
her violin.
over his estate her father heard weird
music On the rock. The music had an
uncanny sound. and Mr.. Brown rode to
the rouk.
There he found his daughter PLAYING
her violin, while around her were about
fifty snakes, some of them monsters in
s1ze The snakes were in state of &C.
stacy. Wilder grew the music. and some
of the snakes shook their IattIes in har.
mony.
Finally Miss Brown threw note OF
commando into the music and the snakes
gradually slipped from the rock and dis.
appeared in their den.
Mr.. Brown was Mortified when his
daughter told him that for six months
she had played to the snakes. Miss Rutb
says every afternoon she feels such long.
ing to have the snakes about her that she
cannot resist and that she would rather
die than surrender the privilege.
While playing to the snakes that sur.
round her, she says she is unconscious OF
occurrences beyond the reptilian circle.
Miss Bown is well known in social circles
in Florida,