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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-18
BALLARp's SNOW L1N1MENT.

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composition from any other lini-
ment on the market. 1t is a scien-
tific discovery which results in it
being the most penetrating Lini-
ment ever known. There are nu-
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cures rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Sprains, Bruises, Wounds, Cuts,
Sciatics and Inflamatory Rheuma-
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Contracted Muscles, Stiff Joints,
Old Sores, Pain in Back, Barb
Wire Cuts, Sore Chest or Throat,
and is especially beneficial in Par
alysis.
Sold by Kslteyer. & Schuchard,
A. Dreiss, F. Kalteyer & Son, and
James Clavia druggists, San Ar.
tonic, Texas
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A SOUND LIVER MAKES A WELL
MAN.

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troubled with Jaundice, Sick Head
ache, Bad Taste in Mouth, Foul
Breath, Coated Tongue, Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Hot Dry Skin, Pain in
Back and between the Shoulders,
Chills and Fever, etc ? If you have
any of these symptoms, your Liver
is out of order, and your blood is
slowly being poisoned, because
your Liver does not act properly.
HERBINE will cure any disorder Of
the Liver, Stomach or Bowels. 1t
has no equal as a Liver Medicine.
Price IS cents.
Free trial bottles at Kalteyer d
Schuchard, A. Dreiss, Kalteyer d
Son and James Clavin.
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AN ORDINANCE

Authorizing and requiring the
Mayor to advertise for bids for
the completion Of the sewer work
abandoned by Wilding, Mars
hall, Backus & Hines, and
authorizing and requiring the
City Engineer to complete cer-
tain portions of same, and repair
certain streets.
Be it Ordained by the City Coun-
Gil Of the City of San Antonio:
Section l. That, whereas Wild
ing, Marshall, Backus & Hines,
after having duly delayed and pro-
tracted the prosecution of the sewer
work under their contract with the
city, have wholly abandoned the
work Of sewer construction, and
have failed to resume said work
after due notice given them, pur-
suant to terms Of their contract,
the mayor is hereby authorized
and required to advertise for bids
for the completion Of the sewer
work in manner and form as fol.
lows:
Sealed proposals for furnishing
all the materials, and performing
all the work required for the con-
struction OF about forty-nine (49
miles Of sewer and appurtenances,
about three and seven-tenths(3 TO
miles of which are to be brick,
varying in size from twenty-six
(26) to fifty-two (52) inches in
diameter and about forty-five and
three-tenths as 3-lO) miles pipe
sewers, varying in size for eight Isl
to twenty-four GA inches in diam
eter; also about $40 manholes and
about 145 flush tanks, will be re-
ceived by the Mayor Of the City Of
San Antonio, Texas, until the tenth
day OF June, 1896, at II o'clock
noon. Plans and specifications
can be seen up to the tenth day of
June, 1896, at the office OF A. g.
Pancoast, City Engineer Of San An
tonic, Texas.
Each proposal must be- accom-
panied by cash deposit or certi-
fed check FOR $500, as liquidated
damages conditioned that the
party making the bid will execute
the contract. The right to reject
any and all bids is especially re-
served.
Sec. 2. That the City Engineer
be, and he is hereby authorized
and required to complete all work
on those portions of the sewers
which have been partially con-
structed by Wildipg, Marshall,
Backus & Hines under their con-
tract, to restore to their former
condition all streets where sewers
have been wholly or partially con-
structed wherever such streets
have not been so restored by Wild
ing, Marshall. Bsckus & Hines,
and to clean out all sewers wholly
or partially constructed by said
Wilding, Marshall, Backus &
Hines under their contract, where
same need cleaning. He shall pro.
cure all material necessary for
such work, and keep an accurate
account of the cost OF all such
work and material to be charged
to said Wilding, Marshall, Bsckus
& Hines.
Passed and approved May 4th,
1896.
(Signed) HENRY ELMENDORF,
Mayor.
Attest:
(Signed) E. r. NORTON,
City Clerk.
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IMAGINATION IN WAR.
1T TRIES THE COURAGE OF SOL
DIERs MORE THAN BULLETS.
Striking Instances to Show the Effect
Which Vivid Mental Impressions
Leave Upon the Individual

sin my opinion" remarked the
college professor, who rose from
the ranks during the last war to
the position Of colonel, "the imagi.
nation OF men does more injury
to the cause OF courage than all
the appliance of war yet discov-
ered."
ain other words" caromed a
Washington "Stsr" reporter, "if a
man didn't think. he wouldn't be
afraid of anythingw
"That's about it," admitted the
professor. 81 had a remarkable
case happen to me during the bat
ties around Richmond. That is
to say, it happened to another
man, but l was part of it. 1t was
on a skirmish line, and was lying
behind log with two other men
1 was only private then--one Of
one of whom was an inveterate
Joker, and other was of the imagi-
native kind of soldiers. In fact,
he was so imaginative that he was
almost scared out of his wits, and
when the bullets and shells began
flying through the woods, cutting
off sspplings, clipping limbs all
around US and barking the top Of
the log behind which we lay, l
thought the fellow would burst q
blood vessel or go crazy or do some
other fool thing unbecoming SOL
der. Tom, the joker, noticed the
mans terror and called my atten-
ton to it.
"Then he reached out and drag
ged in stick cut from the tree
above us by bullet, and fixing
a pin in it proceeded to have his
fun. The man was at the far end
of our log, ten feet from Tom,
and / was just beyond Tom on the
other side, and, free to confess, l
was nervous enough to wander
at Toms manner at such a time.
However, l couldn't help watch
ing his movements, and actually
laughed to see him sliding the pin
pointed stick along toword the
unsuspecting victim. Having got
it at the right distance, he waited
for a smashing volley of bullets,
and just as 1t came he prodded the
soldier in the back with the pin.
Well, 1t was really funny to see
the chap jump and yell and roll
over, and we both fairly howled.
But it wasn't so funny when the
man didn't move after his first
startled action, and Tom looked
around at me in a scared kind Of
way. His surprise found expires.
sion in an oath, and he called to
the man. There was no answer,
and he called again, with the
same result. Then he crept over
to him and gave him a shake.
That brought no response, either,
and Tom dragged him around so
he could see his face. 1t was an
ashy blue, with the eyes staring
wide open, and the man dead as
Julias Caesar, with never a mark
on him, save perhaps, that one pin
scratch in his back"
~ should think your joking
friend could never have forgiven
himself for that cruel joke" sug-
gested the writer.
"I'm sure he never would have,'
concluded the professor, because
Tom was good fellow and brave
soldier, but he never had much Of
a chance TO for when the next vol.
ley came he was on his knees be,
side his dead comrade trying to dc
something for him, and his head
was just high enough above the
log tor shell to clip the whole
tom of IL off
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ATTENTION.

Contractors, Carpenters and Con-
sumers OF lumber. Get prices from
VIM. Cameron & Co. before buying.
II tfF-
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HEADQUARTERS FOR BIRD SUP
PLIES

At 227 st. Msry's street. Best
hooking bird food; best canary
seed; best hemp seed; best rspse
seed. GEO. WHITE.
5-l-lm
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Sl .OO. Onre Yonr Oatarrh For Sl LOO.

II you suffer with catarrh or colds in
the head one bottle Of DIR. Thurmand's
Catarrh Cure is guaranteed to cure you.
Sold by f. Kalteyer & Son and j. Nj.
Petty.
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Ice COLD BEER, fresh, always on tap.
the CRYSTAL SALOON, 407 Main plaza. TIA
The Progress., 1896-06-27
S..,r.henin~ the Memory.

How to strengthen the memory IS an
interesting question. | think 'he pese
wav IS to use it constantly niaN'na
if serve you by giving definite faces anu
ovonts TO carry as a pack-horse might
IN a. Journey. There are many pnaseS
Of the problem, some people anu'ns
that they cannot fix dates Ia lue'l
winds others forgetting the faces anu
names of friends, and others sun Na'
inc great trouble in committing "ns
thing by rote. Devices OF rhymes anu
associations help some persons anu
others simply depend on memo'anu &c,
and do not tax their memories at all
As a rule, the more we give 'he mem
orv 70 do however, the more quickly
and faithfully it will respond 10 our
wishes In little children memory IS
verv retentive, because their mlnoS are
# the stage when impressions are
easily made; you know the line wnlcn
sovo that in childhood our minds are
way TO receive, and marble to retain
So that we should be very careful IN
deed about what we say, what we 40
and what we teach, where the dear III
tie ones are concerned.
Some girls have great uo"I y
trouble in remembering the rules o
svntax the Latin conjugations, ana Tn
nages Of history which her teaeher It
ouires to be reclted exactly as 'hey az
in the book. Try the method o. stuo.
ing aloud. Go away ny you'seil !
commit your lessons to memory, a.
then. over and over, slowly earelal1
with your mind and attention nxeo
what you ale doing, read phrases, SCI
fences and formulas, over ana over al
over and over, and by-and-by you W.
have them by heart. I have o1teh uo'
this when have wished TO lealn
hvmn or a poem, and I know that ne i.
mo what one is studying ASSISTS T.
mere seeing. Then having otner pr
n Mo IN the room, talking and laughi II
IS very distracting to the attention. w.,
nv method, and report resul's-r''
Harper's Round Table
The Progress., 1896-06-27
B,cycle Needs Wings.

Donald Msnzies cyclist of Cape Col
ouy, South Africa, had a peculiar ex-
Derience recently. He was riding along
ina main road from Cape Town to Som
erset, West Strand, when an ostrich, at
tracted apparently by what was In his
ewes a novel vehicle, commenced to
waltz around the bicycle. After few
preliminary antics the bird took it in
tia head to pace Mr.. Menzies and so
long as it abstained from using It's
wings the cyclist and the ostrich man
aged to run a dead heat. However, at
ter covering about half mile IN thus
way the ostrich utilized It's stumpl
wings and spurted away at record
breaking pace, leaving the cycllst ia
behind. -Self Culture.
The Progress., 1896-06-27
Roman Theaters, 1860.

Tho theatrical entertainments were
very good and the cost OF attending
then was exceedingly small. Whlle IN
the leading theaters of London or
Paris there is usually one great actor
or singer who overshadows the rest OF
the company, in Italy all the actors
were more nearly on the same lever.
Manv an evening we have enjoyed an
italian play or opera at the modest cost
Of Ira (ninepence-halfpennV. In the
summer time, when the Apollo and the
Vale were closed, the Correa was
onened in the mausoleum of Augustus
there was no roof to it but the SKY.
The performance began at and ended
at 8 or half-Dast.
The price of a chair in the pit was
Ira. and there was no objection 10 :
cigsr The last time we were thers
tho NAV was shakespeares Romeo an
Juliet" The acting was excellent and
the text of Shakespeare TRANSLATED lnlo
italian was closely followed. IN 'ne
italian theaters then you could TOT
Ira have seen Ristoci and salvni IN
the same plays as they performer ~
London. where gold had to be paia ioi
, entrance.-Chambers' Journal.
The Progress., 1896-06-27
Ladies' Society.

Robert, who is young man OF II,
asks If he is TOO young to 90 in ladies'
society Answer: A young man of II is
not too young to go in ladies' society.
The acquaintance and society OF re-
fined young ladies would be the very
hest safeguard for young man at that
age It would improve his manners
better than any book Of etiquette that
he could study, since their merry, good
natured raillery at his defects would
HELM him early and easily to avoic
those things that would render min
awkward in company, and which d
might not of himself discover.
The Progress., 1896-06-27
r,uS,n NJ an Earl.

San Francisco society is excited over
tba near wedding of Miss Josephine
naImas and Lionel Extraordinarily.
cousin of the earl of Westmeath.
Miss Delmas is daughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs y NJ Delmas and her father IS
, prominent attorney, her grandfather
heing the late Joseph S. Hoge. Her
elder sister is the wife OF the district
attorney of San Francisco. ADout
wear ago Mrs. Delmas and her two I'M
married daughters left for European
trip Of a couple of years In Florence
Mr.. Fitzgerald-Kenny met them anu
Immediately fell in love with MISS DEF
mas, The wedding is to occur IN Lon
don church and after touring the cono
tjuent the young couple will reside oh
the estate of the groom in Ireland iha
groom's family is the Oldest IN lreiInu
The original Hugh de Nugent went u
ireland in 1915 as the baron OF Delv'n
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fitted snugly, and has strapped seams
,o,d down nv horn buttons.

fitted snugly, and has strapped seams
held down by horn buttons.
The blouse is in the Norfolk enece'
with a yoke and pleats reaching from
It to the belt; these pleat5 nave
rounded tops turned over and orna-
mented with buttons to simulate I'LL!
rockets. There are leg o mutton
sleeves and a belt of stiffened clotn u
match the costume, with a leatner
buckle. The rolling coat collar SHOWS d
glimpse of shirt front. linen collar anu
Harvard red tie. &c.,
There are leggings to match, reacnlng
tn the knee, fastened by buttons anu
straps in the snuggest sort Oh way
There are two hats to go with TINS suit
One is an Alpine Of goods ike oh'
gown, all heavily stiffened ard stltcnes
and trimmed with a band OF ribbons
Chicago Chronicle.
The Progress., 1896-06-27

closed at the back in the manner OF al
French gowns, under mass OF rlch
decorations. Odd pieces OF the PERSIAN
silk almost cover the back, while at
the ton of the neck is a deep point Oh
open patterned lace.
Persian silk is drawn across the
front full from the shoulders into a
small space at the belt. An oddly shlr-
red vest of Brussels net fits over the
front .1d sets up about the throat in a
stiff ruche, topped off by full frill Oh
silk The sleeves are in the melon
shane, not overlarge, and with the
lower arm fitted snugly. The seams
are intersected by thick cords covered
with the silk to the elbow and hnisnec
at the hand by frills Of silk and net
set inside the sleeve. The bodice l!
also trimmed throughout with this rici
silk.-EX.
The Progress., 1896-06-27

No. been lust placed there for that
eve ning without fastening it down. 30
N he middle of the second verse they
pressed upon it so hard that down IT,
went with a terrific crash. and all the
chi dven Vsth il.
This was more than Whitey's nerves:
already somewhat shaken. could stahu,
Out Of Beths pocket he bounded anu
with A little squeal ran along on 'he
back OF the standing seat.
The giggling from the BACK ss".'
over the children'5 tusble suddenly
tnrDad into shriek5 Of fismay' anu
when Beth jumped up and turheu
around, she was Mortified TO see az wv
vOune ladies of the choir Standihs on
the seats and screaming. % mouse!
It's niue. Dont-please-ooh
hurt if" she cried, as the precentor
made a dash for poor Whitley on'
Whitley had fed down into the church.
Beth felt that even the honor OF pelhs
elected a member Of st. Adams cholF
! COutd NOT atone lot uet 'oo'' "nN'
the rehearsal vas over, she walker
home with her mother, feeling very
melancholy indeed She received sma''
sympathy from her mother, however.
VINO, it IS needless % say Hne" noun
ing about Whitey'S visit 10 the cnuFcn
until the accident occurred.
PIT. ate. they go home. mamma
nut her hand in her pocket tor ner
handkerchief, and there. far down IN
one corner, she found Whitley. tlmln
frightened little ball.
T He had fled through the church. WllD
unerring instinct, to her pocket as re-
: fuge from the commotlon so awful u
his shaking nerves.
:, 20, you darling" cried Beth, saAlhs
him carefully in her hands 1orglV
r me. please, and will never take yo
there again, for certainly home IS III
best place for scarey things like you
ie And Whitley squealed family at thl'
evidently thoroughly agreeing WIN u0
Us The Churchman
The Progress., 1896-06-27
APPRECIATED JANE EYRE"
How Mr.. Williams Tried to Deceive 20
Wife AID Daughters.

Mr. Williams, who was the reader
Of Mrssrs. Smith, Elder & Co, was ~
his position brought into touch VITA |
many literary me1 Of the day, but from !
a letter full of many interesting remln-
iscences of Leigh Hunt and his son. |
Thornton Hunt, Of George Henri,
I,ewes, and of Ruskin, with which Miss
williams has favored me, | have room
onIy for a short extract, says Good
Words. MY mother" Miss Williams
saws. well remembers how my father
| sat I'd very late at night reading the
manuscript of Jane Eyre, and ais
saying to her how in spite of the t!ay
| cramped writing, he could not leave
the story, so thrilling and exciting
was il, and how he thought it Wouln
make a great sensation when pub
Nshed. There was much excitement
3ay by day as he came into the house,
,ayingto my elder sisters, More proofs
OF Jayne Eyre, girls and waving
them in his hand.
my sisters could not imagine why
my father brought home those luhhy
little ladies he described as country
, cousins, who were so quiet ana EeIF-
, ing at the family tea These we're
} | Charlotte, and believe, Emily Bronze
= NV mother guessed the secret, anu, oe'
g ing q woman of keen intultlVe 1ua3
h ment, said the next day, with twin
: kln in her eyes: Your Miss Brown Is
: believe, Jane Eyre MY tathe
. hushed her down, but, being 50 amuSe'
- at her woman's wit, could not conLro
!. his expression, and his tell-tale lac
# Droved her power of discernment IA
is not been wrong.
X Mr.. Williams. it may be added, wa
:. a man of wide culture, deeply suscelI
HE TO the charms of country life, pas
sionate lover of music, student OIL a'
and the editor of a volume-noW u
coming scarce-of extracts from Il
works OF Mr.. Ruskin. For some yea
he had a large share in the mana9
ment Of the Cornhill Magazine. IN I,
=, DAYS when Thackeray was the nomlH
n editor and many living writer's YET
"a member with gratitude that they y
II their first steps up the ladder OF lan
70 the encouragement and a5SiSVa
If Mr. williams. He died IN Aug"
1875.
The Progress., 1896-06-27

set forth. One Of the trissest on''''s
seen Is a. tailor made suit Of snuff brown
Scotch mixture. with three-quarterS
,o,gth and a broad hem turned up al
the foot and heavily stitched on the out
side The accompanying boomers are
attached 10 the skirt at the knees III
such a manner that no impudent Wlho
can lift the skirts ever so little. lhlS
is decided improvement on the usual
bloomers and skirt arrangement 'i'''
must relieve the rider Of much embar-
rassment Over the hips the sKlr0 L
The Progress., 1896-06-27
covps braided a Ia Militaire.

The effect militaire is much sought
after in tailor made gowns, as 1t mas
haan al, season in capes and coats.
porbans il is but an excuse for the
smart braid decoration so popular, or
T. NAV he because the style is 80
usually becoming. The passion for
braiding has even entered the realm
If linen gowns, and We see many OF tne
more costly models enriched by quaint,
ties Of beautiful hand braldlng AMI
done in a variety of colors. Blacf
braidings are in vogue on gowns OF al
The Progress., 1896-06-27
The Cruel Truth.

Years ago a member of the Indiana
legislature in bran-new suit OF BROAD
c1oth and a silk hat, gold-headed cane
ana white lawn tie, wandered up lnlo
tho sanctum Of the Courler-Journai.
stcod around in a listless way, looked
ov.r the papers, went downstairs anu
"a ne back several times. says the
washington Star. He was asked 10
take a seat, which he declined elap-
orately and ended by drawing MS cnall
in confidential way up to the FOUND
about" mans desk.
could you," said he put IA taa
naner that I am at the Gait house Win
nv bride and just fling IN something
ahout nv being prominent lndianan!
don't care anything about this sort o!
thing myself but you know how the
women are. l want fifty copies OF the
PAPER sent to this address" and ne lal'
down $3.50, grinned, got red IN tns
face said good morning ana van
ished.
Next morning he read that "Mr. John
r Hmkleberry requests us to say thai
he is at the Calf house with his BRIDE
that he is a prominent member o
the legislature Of Indiana, and that NJ
himself, personally, cares nothins
. about newspaper notoriety, but that
l society note would be highly gratlly
t ing to Mrs. Huckleberry. He adde's
1 that he wanted fifty copies OF the pape
l for distribution to his constituents.
The Progress., 1896-06-27
Reth's White Mouse

"1,m 'lected," cried Beth, muen ou'
If breath and much excited
"on what ticket?' asked papa.
Member Of the childrens CHOIR az
,,o cathedral," she answered proudly
S Thon che few to everyone in the house
and At last to tell Whitley, her latest
net tiny white mouse.
cno took a seat on the floor in front
90 its cage and took it out gently you
W will, he very glad when tell you tha a:
I'm going to sing in a lovely cno'f . .1
church" she said very tenderiy'
wish YOU could go with me to renearsa :,
t ., and then you would know al.
about It. Will you be very sooa II
take you?'
So it fell out that Whitley wen. ~
4,o ~ rehearsal in Beths pocket, where
he lay quietly enough for wAl'e'
II was quite dark in the body OF TN
great church, but the choir stails "er'
brilliant with light.
Beth's mamma sat down with man
others who had come to St. Adams
listen to the new choir OF girls an
boys.
The older members of the choir wer
already in the back seats when Bet
went timidly forward to be place
with the other children in the frol
seats. ,oo,
They all gazed intently at the oiac'
. robed clergyman and precentor WI
= stood in front. Softly the organ play
t "Oft in Danger, Oft in Woe" Will
$ they stood ready to sing. Then t
t sweet voices rang through the gre
d church and, with her head thro'
4 hack her cheeks like crimson howe
d Beth forgot everything but her delig
n in The music.
- The children in the front seat gu
forgot the precentor's ,tarning not
lean on the front OF their seat. VIM
The Progress., 1896-06-27
Hr;,j,ant Blue and Orans--

One OF the smartest gowns OF Inc
saason for street wear is a part OF the
wardrobe Of Miss Grace Wilson, So
ciaty girl Of New York. 1t IS brllilah'
navy blue serge, very light weight,
made up over he most or'lIlan' '
The Progress., 1896-06-27
Ta,ented Omah.> Parrot.

Tho New York World has discovered |
q narrot in Omaha which would make
a good showing against any OF the mar
ve,ous birds about which entertaining
anecdotes abound 1t belongs to MISS
Susie C. Phelps Of that city. ms ac-
aomnIished bird can sing "Peek-a-boo,
After the Ball" Apple Blossoms ana
sings the first verse Of the following:
Polly and | Were Sweethearts, You
and T. and + Don't Want to Play IN
Your Yard" He also can whistle the
air Of when the Leaves Begin to
Turn" He usually clears his throat
before singing and invites himself once
ar twice to begin, thus allaying his ma
turs] bashfulness. He always bursts
into after the Ball" He will sing
duets with Miss Phelps, she singing one
line and ne following with the next and
50 on through the piece. He can say
F., TWENTY-FIVE phrases which strangers
| and the simple minded can understand.
| Aside from expressing his own needs
in the conventional third person, Polly
wants." the most intelligent of his re-
marks are these two; Hello, little
Trilby" (Trilby is small caO anc
oh, Mr.. Miller, The latter eXciama
ton fifty expresses the indignation
which Miller's conduct very naturaii!
provoked. 1t takes this parrot tw'
weeks to learn things, which is lonse
than it takes some people and shorte
than others.