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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
RONTGEN RAYS AND MOON
LIGHT.

An interesting and successful eX-
pertinent with the ROntgen Rays has
recently been made at Munich in con-
nection with the International Psych-
illogical congress. A living human
body was placed under the action Of
the rays, and with the aid of special
ly-prepared tubes observers were able
to watch the action, not only of the
osseous parts of the body, but also of
the diaphragm, stomach and heart.
The experiment attracted considera-
BILE attention in scientific circles. New
ertheless, those who desire to inspect
their skeletons by means of the Ront-
gen Ray apparatus may find that a
frequent repetition of the pastime is
not unattended with Inconvenience.
A man who has often demonstrated
the beauty of the arrangement of the
bones in stu by placing one of his
hands within the radius of the cleo
trical rays, has lost all the nails Of
the fingers of that hand. This result
is by no means singular, for Mr. Sid
ney Rowland, who has been engaged
turesma ma zSce aso ,eascalfie :.
in making a wide series Of expert
ments for one of the medical journals
has become acquainted with cases of
similar character in which structural
changes have occurred in the hair,
etc, Of those who have been frequent
ly photographed by this method.
Thus, in the case of patients whose
heads have been subjected to the in
fluences of the rays the hair has eth
er been turned white or has fallen
out entirely. These results are APP
parently due to the electrical potency
of what physicists call the ultra vio-
let rays of the spectrum. 1t seems
probable that these rays exist in the
moonlight, and to their effect, observ-
ed by earlier generations, is due what
is considered to be the popular super
stition that people who habitually
sleep in the open air or in the direct
rays of the moon, have their reason
more or less seriously affected and
their brain power considerably i'm
paired. Hence the term "lunatics"
from luna the moon, "moonstruck"
and so on.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Already candidates for local offices
are beginning to decorate the bar
rooms with their announcement cards.
These candidates recognize the sa-
loon as the great centre place of the
people; the political and social club
rooms of the masses.
Why don't the candidates decorate
the dry goods stores and other business
houses with their cards? Perhaps it
is because these business places don't
want it.
The saloon is generally fitted up
with such taste and display as the pro
prietor can afford; some are elegant
others very ordinary, but every saloon
has a great display back of the coun-
ter
Now comes John Smith, candidate
for legislature, or some descendant of
the original Aztec, who sets up the
drinks for the crowd and asks that
his announcement card be given a
prominent place in the saloon.
There is a whole lot of this kind of
thing going on every time there is an
election. Candidates imagine they can
catch the saloon man and his custom
ers by this device.
Now let every saloon man who reads
the Liquor Dealer just pay attention
to the announcements of candidates
and whenever they find that a candi-
date has no announcement in the sa-
loon paper take his card down and
throw it in the trash,pile where it be-
longs.
The cheap John style of advertising
should not be tolerated.
After awhile the candidates will be-
come more venturesome and go about
lacking up their cards on fences and
trees and roadside objects and back
places, etc.
And when they think they have
fooled a whole lot of people they will
club together and advertise ticket
which nobody but themselves has
made up.
Intelligent voters look to the news
papers to find politics, to find adver-
tisements, to know who are candi-
dates and what they amount to.
The bogus candidate is found tack
ing up his card with a drink.
National Liquor Dealer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
NOTICE.

To the patrons OF our public and
private schools:
The undersigned wishes to I'M,
form you that he is better prepared
than ever to sell you school BOOB
and school supplies at the Vi -
lowest prices consistent WIZ.
legitimate business. ~n
AS in the past each ap/
customer, whether chill soi w.;
shall be treated pol1o,r a.
tentively by my fclfca - c,arLs ~ NJ
trouble to show SooJs
952t ' neS SYc Tn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

The people of the 18th congressional
district have three candidates to choose
between for congress, Judge George
H. Noonan, Mr.. Slayden and Mr.. Nc
Rea.
Judge Noonan is the Republican
sound money candidate; Slayden is
the 16 to silver democrat, and McRae
is the 16 to 1 Pop.
Slayden and McRea whistle the same
tune,-its all about the beautiful so
cent dollar and the happy Mexican
Peone. They are evidently expecting
to be elected over the Rio Grande.
Judge Noonan favors sound money
dollar for dollar money--honest money
MIA best money in the worlg for the
American -orlxing man and the Amer
lean farmer, stock-raiseS or merchant.
These two free silver tooters, Stay
den and McRea are tinctured with all
sorts Of Chinese cheap labor Ideas
while Judge Noonan asks the best
protection to our industries, the high
est wages to our laborers.
Slayden is disposed to be dude
McRea affects the uncombed, unwash-
ed hayseed. Judge Noonan is the
plain, neat, unassuming, dignifed
American
= All that Judge Noonan needs is a
campaign committee composed of sub
stantial citizens who are his friends
to look after his interests.
National Liquor Dealer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
At Jocky Club grounds.

Az JOChy SiuU SiouhoS'
Opens 2:30 p. m baseball,
Alamo Grays and visiting nine
$3.50 P. NJ. BICYCLE RACES.
Half-mile handicap, free to all.
Mile handicap, free to all.
Two.mile handicap, classified.
Entries: 0. j. Carter, A. Wren,
]. L. Brady, A. Silar, w. ii. Bra.
ham, G.. d. Moses.
Five.mile championship gold
medal.
Entries: Carter, Wren, Bra.
ham, Moses, Smith, Brady, Silar,
Davis, Leatb, Machin, Watkins,
Johnson.
Half-mile ladies race. En-
tries, free to all.
Five running horse races, horse
and bicycle race, mule races, bur-
70 races, slow horse race.
Sham battle, 6 p. m.
A small admission will be
charged.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
AT SAN pEDRo&ARK.

Under auspices>ASf the Colored
Mems Labor DIX association:
Inc progrM will consist of
speeches, foot races, tub races, base
ball games, etc. Prof. Beeville
VIII dive fr9m a height of sixty
feet into t% feet of water. The
following PANIED will address the
people; Prot. B. w. Roberts, DIR.
". .. Hrnes, DR.. James t. Wal.
ton, Hon. w. E. Easton, E. p.
InoH Epson, Prof. r. ii. Harbert
ana others. Base ball will be
played by the Young Rose Buds
aid any team that thinks can de-
feat them. Base ball game called
at 1890 a. m. Orator of the day,
E. p. Thompson. A grand free
barbecue. The barbecue will be
conducted by the old reliable cook,
Lafayett Walker, one of the finest
barbecuers of the state. Fat mans
and poor mans race. Grand ball
at night.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
WHAT is MAHDISM?
Contemporary Review.

Contemporary Review.
Mahdism is the doctrine of the Mus
sulman Messiah. No foreigner seems
to have grasped it, in spite of
its close analogy with your Christian
doctrine of Messiah. There is no
book upon the subject. MahdisRsai,
taught only orally; it is a tr2tZitio,
and why it is not imparted1 or,1 -
ers is chiefly because thiS, n 80
the initiated are obliS<G NM -
tha anrofanon o~ln the ibarrassing
tue .,,, p'ola1 Re of aIpose them to
-, 0ely to ats itself. AS
80 49,. History messiah was ere
o.oa Urine of We sufferings of the
1'chieAy byln constant bondage
Jewish peorSn, and ever dreaming
and. persezional deliverer, so the dog
of somer Mussulman Messiah was
4 ma OF the sufferings of the people
boroined with the hope of brighter
coure. S. s@87 HtQ 81
At this time of day, owing to 4 Gu
rious concurrence of many circum-
stances, the Messianis, or Mahdist, be-
lief is too deeply rooted in all Mussul-
man nations-especially the Schiytes
(Persian)-that it has become their
life and soul. If these oppressed
hordes in Persia, Turkey and Moroc-
co have endured patiently so many
bad governments, it is because they
are sure that Mahdi will soon arise
to remedy all these evils. They are
crying out, like the Jews, for savior
and a deliverer Tradition declares
that Friday is the day on which he
will reveal himself to the world, and,
accordingly, every Friday in all our
mosques prayers are offered up and
invocations are made beseeching Al
iah to hasten the TING of Messfah's
advent. All Mussulma9 sects-1Scn 49,
of philosoply, attemPa6R 3
I,t;caI or sociaI-1aj2
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
Dreiss Hill.

~ Dreiss Hill. usual has
No3ing ont OF the this week.
occurred on the hilhly business
Outside OF the meal devotional
meeting and pstminster league
meeting of the Meet Presbyterian
OF the Pine ~ night and the de-
church TuesJeting of the South
yotional Street Epworth league
HackbeIy night. which was con-
Ihursc by Miss Mary Reynolds,
Quoting else occurred to attract
notnering except a party at the
Corner OF Wyoming and South
Olive streets, Thursday night.
Miss Annie Rathmann was in
|Kerrville attending the Saenger-
TEST last week, as was also Mr..
Hugo Puppe.
Bke majority of the hill resi-
being laboring people prepa-
ps are being made for che.
ration OF Labor Day fon.21ld
- ....I[
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
SHORT sNApPERs.

Louis HUH is still in the 'middle-of-
the road"
Captain Taylor McRae will pull hard
for the second place.
Hon. John A. O'Connor is hustling
to go back to Austin again.
F. A. Piper would have a walk-over,
If he will oppose the big chief.
Senator Lewis friends are becoming
alarmed at his stubborn silence,
Judge Noonan's campaign committee
should wake up, and go to work.
Candidate Froebose does not want to
"sue beggar and catch louise"
The free Silver cranks got a center
gold-shot in the Vermont election.
Thad has his Office "hoodooed" and
no one seems to want his nice job.
It's getting close to the time for the
local straddlers to get off the fence.
The Light leads; our contemporaries
follow. See our home industry col
umns.
If you want people to know you are
manufacturing a good article, adyer-
tise it.
Judge Noonan is too good a man to
be imposed upon by a few chronic pie
hunters.
The best colored Republicans are
those who vote the Republican ticket
on election day.
"Old home industry is beginning to
wake up; see advertising columns of
the Daily Light.
The genuine sound money barbecued
beef can be found at the San Pedro
springs tomorrow.
There was no base ball in town the
past week, and the "Gossipper" is on
his good behavior.
Why does not our Democratic morn
ing contemporary advocate straight
Democratic county ticket?
The San Antoine Doodle committees
are little too slow in organizing to
suit some of the suffragans.
The Democrats are to have a free
silver paper. Will it also be the official
journal. of the big numerical?
world that there are some fine schools
and colleges located in this city.
There are good cigars made in San
Antonio, but they need to be pushed
with little newspaper advertising.
Will the local Populist espousing the
Cuban cause have DETECTING influence
on the Spanish vote in Bexar coun-
ty. 90
On state and national issues States
man Deutschmann calls himself a Pop,
but in local affairs you must ask the
big numerical.
The taxpayer should take look at
the labor employed on the sewer work,
and find out how many American cit
liens there are.
A true reporter will write the news
as he sees it, and not distort it to suit
the ideas of some little clique he may
happen to run with.
The editor of the Weekly Advance
went to Houston last week ana the
paper missed one issue. waiting for
the committee to he6rgahized."
It's bad business policy to send TO
Mexico for brick, when you can get a
better article at home, in either the
BEN, or Calavaras manufacture.
Should the colored men come togeth-
er and nominate a straight colored
mems county ticket, what would become
of the bakers dozen of pale-face black
and tan?
Some of our pale-faced black and
tans became very indignant at the
Light because their names were asso-
ciated with a number of colored men
on a county ticket.
The pale-faced black and tans who
profess so much love for the colored
brother, should not object to having
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
THE LAKE SEA sERPENT.

At various times during the last few
years Strengthening object has
been seen by various persons in Mar
BILE Lake, Mich, says the Detroit
Free Press" south of this village,
but for fear of beirg laughed at and
accused of having snakes in their
boots haG4 said but little about the
y bile out fishing a short
IN shore, between Cedar
Iukesport, one day last
and Mrs. w. J. Barnes got
Nv of strengthening OBJ
monstrous sea serpent.
within about so feet of it
plainly see 6 or Z feet of its
al think it might be 10 or II
in had an ugly looking
ut as large as common
E's head, which was plainly
bve water. Mr.. Barnes pro-
get close enough to the object
with the paddle, but his wife,
tile timid, objected, and they
a safe distance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
THE CoLoRED CELEBRATIONS.
They Will be Held at Two Different
Places Tomorrow.

They Will be Held at Two Different
Places Tomorrow.
The colored people Of the city
will celebrate Labor day, in
two different places tomorrow, one
section at San Pedro springs and
the other at Limburger's garden
and Jockey Club grounds. Fol-
lowing is the official program Of
both affairs:
AT LIMBRGER's
Under the auspices OF the Lone
Star Wheelmen and Citizens
clubs, OF San Antonio and Austin,
a grand celebration will take place,
A large part of the proceeds OF
which will be devoted to the
churches and benevolent SOCIETIES
of San Antonio. The program is
as follows:
At Limburgers's garden at 10
o'clock a. m.
Singing, st. Paul and st. James
choirs.
Prayer, by Rev. j. w. Cushen-
berry.
Music, by 500 Sunday school
children.
Address, Education" Rev. b
w. Roberts.
Selection, by Miss Blanche
Wade; G. j. Hunt, pianist.
Review, "What is Labor Day?'
Rev. A. w. Smith.
Selection, Mrs. Ella Tucker.
progress OF Afro-Americans in
Texas" Prof. r. Fl. Harbert.
"Why not be united" Rev. Mack
Henson.
Remarks from honorary mem.
bers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06

ne DamDOOzle canQluate
ut, has finished his circus
ew York state and gone
adds to the defeat of the
kndidate Bryan.
Tree country. but free silver
ave our people.
an a so cent silver dollar add
to the wages of any man in
hited States.
r retail liquor dealer is a man of
sound sense and patriotism; he
"a big part of the taxes to support
government; he wants our money
b 100 cents to the dollar.
ee silver is like prohibition,
rpus thing. It claims to be honest
! it is dishonest; it claims to be
lotto when IL is Destructive ~ 80,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
WHAT 1T COSTS.

There are 300 SPOONS in San Anto-
MO. The candidate who tacks up his
annonncemeDN card in each saloon
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06

nus - Iat least twenty-five cent
drinkers or SIS.
~ rsrtise in every "a
cip every legiti2
would not CO..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
kTIoNAL NOTES.

the bamboozle candidate
ut, has finished his circus
ew York state and gone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-06
He Lacked Experience.

"After all" said the man with his feet
on the window sill oracularly, woman
suffrage makes no real change in the COM
plexion of political affairs.''
81 agree with you in that" returned
the little man who was smoking a 1neer-
chaum pipe.
sit merely doubles the vote," continued
the man with his feet on the window sill.
''That's about all, acquiesced the other.
cit practically amounts to giving mar
ried men two votes.''
whats that?" asked the little man,
suddenly Strengthening up.
81 say it's about the same as giving
married men two votes. -
81 should judge from your remark that
you are bachelor, said the little man.
81 am responded the other.
81 thought So You see, you lack ex-
perience, and a man who doesn't speak
from experience naturally makes many
absurd mistakes
But you agreed"-
81 agreed that it merely doubles the
vote without affecting the result, but I
didn't say whose vote it is that is cast
now"
but man casts it,
'Quite right, but if you had been mar
ried as long as 1 have you would know
that he really only acts as the agent of
woman in any matter in which she is at
all interested. This full woman suffrage
scheme, sir, is merely a movement to give
married women two votes instead of one.
That's all, sir, as I have reason to know"
Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-06
SLAVERY IN LIBERIA.
Anomalous Conditions That Exist in
the Freedmen's Republic.
NOTWITHSTANDING DISCOURAGING

Reports over 200 EmiSranfs Went
out Last Year an q 400 More Are Soon
to SaII-wOrk of the American Col
OnizaGiOn Society.
Another shipload Of negroes is to sail
for PARKWAY Liberia on Feb. 81. The
International Migration society of Biz
mingham, Ala, has chartered the steam
er Laurada to sail on the above date
from Savannah with 400 colored people.
The emigrants are to be gathered up by
a special train which is to run through
the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, Ala
bama and Georgia. Whole families are
to be taken, but the men selected are to
be those who have some knowledge of
farming. shoemaking. carpentering or
some other useful trade.
Before these colonists start they would
do well to read the report made by Pro-
fessor o. T. Cook, who has but recently
returned from that African republic
Professor Cook was sent there by the
New York State Colonization socj ETY. to
find ont the trae character and the exist
ing conditions. Professor Cook does not
paint Liberia in the glowing colors
which were used when the future colo
nists were persuaded to agree to go there.
Other Investigators have described the
unfavorable conditions which confront
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-06
WOMAN SELECT HER HATE.
Startling Statement Made by the
--latest Star in Suffrage Circles.

Startling Statement Made by the
--latest Star in Suffrage Circles.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-Friends and
advocates of woman suffrage gathered
last evening at Association hall aud list
ened to addresses made by leading lights
in that movement.
BY far the ablest address made was
that of Mrs. Charlotte Perkens Stetson,
of California, Mrs. Stetson is new
and rising star in the suffrage frma-
ment and easily outs hines Rev. Anna
Shaw or Susan Anthony as a speaker or
even Carrie Chapman Catt.
Mrs. Ssetson's subject was "The Bal
lot as an Improver OF Motherhood. -
Mrs. Stetson admitted that her subject
was rather startling, and before she was
through her auditors were willing to
agree with her.
She spoke about the fact that every
where every body said that there was
nothing the matter with mothers. "We
are fond of crediting the mothers of
great man with being responsible for
their greatness. II mothers are resDon-
sible when one man in ten thousand is a
Lincoln, Washington, or a Grant, are
not they equally responsible for the
other nine thousand nine hundred and
ninety-nine. some of whom are a disgrace
to humanity? Women make the world
what it is. and if the majority cannot now
see the simple justice OF our demands,
we are alone responsible for it."
She combatted the idea that mothers
know things by instinct by saying that
one half the babies born die before they
reach the age of five, one-haf of this
mortality occurring before the babies are
one year old. This, she said, proved that
women have not learned how to keep
chiIdEen alive. She then spoke about
the failure of instinct to tell mothers how
to dress and feed their children, and how
to teach and train them.
"Women are now house servants" she
said, "either personally OR by proxy, and
the duties of a house servant do not nee
essariIy make a woman a good mother.
What would we think if all the fathers
we're janitors OF cooks?"
There was q GREATNESS stiffness when
Mrs. Stetson spoke about heredity.
The mother who dies bringing into the
world a child that is better born than she
was" she said, sis better mother than
she who stays awake for months trying to
save the life of child which eventually
dies Children should be born right,
and before this can be assured women
must have the right of selection, a right
enjoyed by the females of all animals
except the human species We have
lost it somewhere in the past, but it car
be regained," Mrs. Stetson spoke a.
some length on this point aud during the
time the silence was painful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-06
She Could Not See IT.



just an ordinary tramp.
If he had not been hungry, he might
have been an extraordinary tramp. But
he was hungry. He moved along K street
eying the houses on either side with
curiously critical look. What there is in
the exterior appearance of a dwelling
house which may convey an idea to the
beholder as to the character of it's Occu-
pants is not appreciable by the common
run of mankind who have houses to live
in. But to the predatory peripatetic class
to which our hero belonged there is some-
thing Indicative, and the tramp prides
himself on knowing the contents of a
prize package by the looks of the wrapper.
After traversing block or two his face
lighted up as he came to a house which
had the signs about it he was looking for.
There was a side entrance and he went
through and back into the regions whers
it is fair to suppose there was a kitchen
door. Now it happens that the lady who
lives in that house is q society woman OF
naughty and imperious manner, but sharp
as a brier in her talk, and withaI an in
dustrious and careful housekeeper. Il
was not surprising, therefore, when he
knocked at the kitchen door, that she
should appear in response to the knock,
seeing that it was about 10 o'clock in the
morning, when good housewives ought to
be making their rounds in the culinary
and useful parts of the house.
Excuse me, lady, he said, with meek
humility and a touch of his remaining hat
brim, "but can I get something to eat
hereY''
'You cannot,'' she answered, as cold
and hard as chilled steel, and not because
she wasn't q good Christian woman, but
because she didn't want to encourage that
kind of begging.
"But, lady, he pleaded, 81 am very
hungry?'
''That is not my fault
''But it is my misfortune, lady, and I
must Iive''
She looked him over critically.
''I cannot say that I see the necessity -
she answered, and calmly but firmly closed
the door in his face.-Washington Star.