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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
THE STOCK MARKET.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE stock mar
ket opened steady and lower in SYM
pathy with the decline in London, and
higher money rates. After the first
half hour prices rallied through the
list, more than recovering the early
loss in most instances. The bank
statement did not make as encouraging
a showing as had been commonly ex-
pected; and this influence together
with a grave political crisis in Com
stSpt,pople led to a large selling move
NaOA1hich left prices lower than last
J the The declines reached about one
Is tot in l.. & N, st. Paul, and sug-
On Sondon selling was the principal
Pres. of the decline. The market
heavy
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
A BIG DAMAGE SUIT
Thomas f. Brady Wants $4,000
For Defamation of Character
Dtbar Su;,S

Other Suits.
Thomas +. Brady began suit for
damages in the sum of $4,000
against the Georgia Home Insurance
company ct al. in the Forty-fifth Dis
trict court yesterday. Plaintiff says
that he has always been a peaceable
and law-abiding, honest citizen and
had borne good reputation among
his neighbors for many years. He
says that defendants have caused one
]. G. Matthews to appear before j..
D. Hutchinson, justice of the peace of
Kerr county on September 16, 1895,
and charge plaintiff with having will
fully and feloniously burned his house
in Kerr county. Plaintiff says he
was arrested by the sheriff Of Bexar
county on Sept. 10, on a warrant,
charging him with arson. He says
he was taken before Justice Hutchin-
son, who fully heard the case on Sep
TENDER % and discharged the plain
tiff. He says he has been greatly
injured in his credit, reputation and
in his business and social standing
and has been brought into public
scandal, infamy and disgrace.
Mary H. Andrews is suing the Act
ma Insurance company on policy.
The petition alleges that on Februa-
~ 4, 1895, entered into contract with
H. B. Andrews for fire insurance of
$4,000 on a two-story, metal roof, frame
and stone building at Ia Reynolds
street, occupied by Andrews as a
dwelling. Plaintiff AYERS that n. B.
Andrews died in April 1895, and that
the house was destroyed by fire June
1, 1896, Plaintiff says she has as
yet received no insurance.
Other suits were filed as follows:
Waters Allen Co. VS.. ]. C. Tips, on
account, S3O3.53.
Kelley, Goodfelow Shoe Co. VS.. E.
Moke, on account, S29S.50.
J. L. Conway VS.. Allen Mccoy ct
al, promissory note, $500. -.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
SHORT STOPS.
What the Peoule Are Saying.

The fact that the Republicans will
hold county convention to consider
the matter of nominating a county
ticket, seems to have greatly agitated
the local office hunting conspirators.
The fact is, that local politics have
become so utterly jdemoralized that
any honest effort to secure a ticket
outside the two local rings is regard
ed as high treason. ~.
We have now two well defined local
rings, the courthouse" and the "city
hall" You can pay your money and
take your choice.
The effort of a number of good citi-
Zens tosecure an independent ticket,
is regarded as impertinence by the
powers that be; while the call for a
Republican county convention is de-
nounced as mischievious and ridicu-
lOus.
1t is all right for a half dozen Office
holders 10 get together behind closed
doors and fix up ticket; this is per-
Tectly right, perfectly fair, perfectly
patriotic, (
But to ask the people to assemble
ia their sovereign capacity and sel9et
Al county ticket is high crime
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
Small Fire.

A defective wire on the hoUs3 Of
Lee Miller. on the corner Of Pecos
and Chavez streets, caused an
alarm OF fire to be turned in yes
tereay at o'clock from box "a, on
the corner of Commerce and Pecos
streets. The incipient blaze was
extinguished with few buckets OF
water without any damage being
done.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
FOUR IN THE RACE.

By Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. 12.-Col. Jno.
Peter Smith was nominated for con-
gress at Stephenville today by the gold
Democrats of the Eighh district. This
makes four candidates in this district,
the others being Lanham, silver Dem
ocrat; Jenkins, Populist and Mean
drews, Republican.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
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 it's beauty. If
her system needs the cleansing ac-
ton of laxative remedy she uses the
gentle and pleasant Syrup of Figs.
Made by the California Fig Syrup 100.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
DEATH WAS NATURAL.

Coroner Jones was summoned to
407 Ell Paso street yesterday to hold
an inquest on a 3-year-old Mexican
child named Georgiano Sanchez,
which died without the attention of a
physician. On making due investiga-
ton the coroner decided that death
resulted from natural causes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
Real Estate Transfers.

Adele and Sames A. Peoples to
w. N. Hagy, lot on the west side
of Presa street; So, 800.
w. w. Garretson to G. Rung,
s acres east. of the San Antonio
river; $240.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
TAX ROLLS.

By Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Austin, Tex, Sept. 12.-Just pair
of tax rolls were received by the comp
troller this morning. Both show de-
creases:
Lipscomb county, valuation $94S,217
decrease, $63,072.
Rains county, valuation $1,16s,65O de-
crease S67,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
YoM KIPPUR.

Jewish Day of Atonement Begins
Wednesday Evening.
The sacred day Of fast, prayer and
supplication which begins Wednes-
day evening at O'clock and contin-
ues until the first star appears in the
armament Thursday evening, will be
observed by our Jewish population,
both Reform and Orthodox; the for
mer at Temple Beth Ell on Travis
park, where Rabbi Elkin will ofici-
ate, the latter at Convention hall,
corner West Houston and North
- -. by Rabbi Sadexsky.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
PAT MADDEN ALIVE.

Word was received in the city yes
terday that Pat Madden, the San An
tonic railroad contractor who was
stabbed by DIR. Border, at Daugherty,
Indian Territory, few days ago, is
recovering, and is expected to be
around in a few days. The wound,
which was at first thought to he fatal,
turns out to be very slight, as the knife
only penetrated short distance in the
shoulder blade.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
FOR oYER PIFTY YEARS

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. %
cents bottLs 20 -27 1yr-eod
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
Disorderly,

Ed. Seplh was arrested last night
by officer Grimes, charged with
being disorderly and carrying a
pistol. He lis sewing machine
agent, and lives on South Flores
street. The disorder ocdprres it
is said, at his home. ere go 2
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13

Now, should the Republicans decide
to respond to the call for precinct
meetings and hold convention on
the Goth inst, it will be welcome re-
lief from the official tyranny now pre-
vailing in our county politics.
The demoralized condition of our
state politics presents but poor en-
couragement for party action in local
matres. The spirit of trade instead
of principle predominates.
Shall we ever get relief from our
present miserable personal politics in
our county and city? Never, until we
return to party politics. A thousand
times more honest, more efficient, more
satisfactory would be a party tri-
umph in comparison with the triumph
of any official ring.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
FOR SALE.

5000 OLD newspapers, here and
whole, low rates. Apply aNrfeEtly en-
fee. ~
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13

Misses and chlldrens' tan and
black stf slippers at reduced prices.
o II st SULLIVAN SHOE co.
All druggist sen Dr.. Miles, Pain PIP. :;
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
Alcohol In Cold Weather.

A scientist thus explains why it is SO
dangerous to use alcohol in the polar
regions: A moderate use of alcohol
causes a deposit Of fat. Alcohol is not
turned into fuel in the muscle and nerve
cells, but serves as pure fuel in the
organism and replaces the combustion
of fat. Alcohol is, therefore, dangerous
in the extreme cold because it assists
the throwing off Of heat ina great de-
gree. The effect is as if a stove in a
room should be heated redhot and then
all the, doors and windows thrown open.
Heat produced by muscular work in the
body is best obtained from carbohy-
drates in the food, but, besides this, the
indispensable production Of heat is best
obtained by fats. This explains the in
stinctive choice Of the food of men. In
the tropics they eat little fat apd much
fruit, while the polar dweller requires
immense quantities of fat to keep up
the bodily combustion. New York
Ledger.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
The French Naval Unit.

The old distinctions of battleship and
cruiser, coast defense ship, lookout ship,
torpedo catcher and all the rest are to
disappear utterly from the face of
French waters The key words of the
new scheme are homogeneity and au-
tonomy. The feet is to be homogeneous
through all it's units, the units to be
self suf6cing for all the various func-
lions Of war. The archetype of this au-
tonomous unit is the Dupuy de Lone.
This vessel, generally classed as an ar
mored cruiser, was launched in 1890,
but was not completed until some years
later. She is Of $500 tons displacement,
374 feet long, of 81 feet 6 inches beam
and % feet 6 inches draft. She steams
17.5 knots an hour with natural and 20
with forced draft and is reckoned able
to make 4, 900 miles at 10. 5 knots with
out coaling She is armored-and this
is her most distinctive feature-with
T. inches of steel throughout her whole
length and almost over the whole sur
face Of the hull.
For heavy armament she carries two
5.6 inch breechloaders and six 60 inch
canet quick firing guns, besides numer-
Gus smaller quick frers. The heavy
guns are so mounted that she can fire
five Of them ahead, astern or on either
broadside. This formidable type Admiral
Fournier proposes to strengthen and
develop into the unit Of his homogene-
GUS feet, which is to be equal indiffer-
emily to every service demanded Of a
warship. -Blackwood' Magazine
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
Drumtochty.

The locale of the district which Ian
Maclaren has immortalized is pretty
well known, but Mr. Watson himseI4
was until recently ignorant of the
istence of a real Drumtochty. 81
thought that had invented the word, =
he wrote lately, hut for some time ]
have known that I am not an inventor,
but only poacher. " Drumto chty, stu
sated in Kincardineshire, is deep,
richly wooded valley, about two miles
in length. Away to the north opens the
valley Of Glenbervie, the fatherland 81
Robert Burns, and a few miles to the
south is Fasque, where much Of Glad.
stones early life was passed and to the
early associations with which the vet.
eran statesman likes to revert. New
York Times.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
HUNTING SEALS,


tits d. - q - a the sRusffian a
No RoolEariss.
The inacc II the ru0 keriesf fe-
Iqnently involves ss,al lhr,llt ers II danger,
iayy . writer ii t Is York Press. The
seals are shot from rom q prns,,1n1ontosry. Then
the hunter is lowered % q rope BY his
comrades 100 or 400 feet to the slippery
wave washed rocks below, where the
dead seal lies He quickly skins the an
imal "a small boat from the ship rides
outside the surf line ready to carr the
hides away. a small line is floated
ashore to the hunter, who ties the hides
to it one by one, and the boat is loaded,
the hunter is drawn to the top OF the
cliff, and another rookery is sought for
more game. The surf about these deep
sea islands is very high and is one Of
{ the obstacles Of the seal hunter.
The long stiff hairs from the seal
muzzle are highly priced by Cinnamon,
and large quantities are exported to
China. The Chinese mount these hairs
with gold for use as toothpicks and ear
spoons. Other parts Of the animals are
dried and shipped to China for use by
the native doctors, who claim that they
effect marvellous cures with the medicine
made from these parts
The sea lions are rather cute in their
way. They enjoy a geat deal Of sea fowl
occasionally. When the gulls are flying
overhead, lion will dive and swim
some distance under water from the
point where he disappeared. He APP
proaches the surface carefully, allowing
merely the tip Of his black nose to show
above the surface. By giving his body
a rotary motion this nose tip makes cir
cles on the ocean, and, to the eye Of the
flying gull, resembles waterbug at
play. With a swish, the deceived gull
rushes down from it's station above like
ball from gun. The lion sinks few
inches, and as the gull hits the water
with tremendous impetus the jaws close
mercilessly on the sea fowl, and it is
hauled below the surface and devoured
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
Safe Place.

She glided into the Office and quietly
approached the editors desk.
II have written a poem,'' she began.
''Well!'' exclaimed the editor with a
look and tone intended to annihilate,
but she calmly resumed: ~
IT have written a poem on MY
Fathers Barn, and''-
"Oh, interrupted the editor with an
extraordinary suavity, ''you don't know
how I am relieved. A poem written on
your fathers barn, eh? Twas afraid it
was written en- paper and that you want
ed me to publish it. IF I should ever
happen to drive past your fathers barn,
I'LL stop and read the poem. 2 Public
Opinion. .
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
PEOPLE WHO BUY ANCESTORS.
In Great Demand by Those Who Have Not
Invented Them.

In Great Demand by Those Who Have Not
Invented Them. ~. -,Z
j., ''There is a regular trade done in old
portraits Of men in armor and women
in medieval costumes, said a large
picture dealer to the writer. "They are
brought by persons who have made their
fortunes and want to persuade their
friends that they come of an ancient
and aristocratic lineage. ~"
81 am frequently called upon to sup
ply these fictitious ancestors, and find
that the portrait Of a gentleman in ar
mor-and armor is especially favored,
such as was worn about the time of Ed
ward will fetch almost any price, no
matter how crude it may be, SO long as
it has the old time tone.
"Only the other week a man whose
manner spelled fortune from pork sau-
sages' applied to me for series of an
cestors. had three old portraits on
hand at the time and offered them to
him, but he did not care about them be-
cause there was no armor. Gould not
supply this deficiency? said, YES, ,
and doubled the price of the pictures,
and he drew me check for $3.50 with
avidity. Now he wants four more to
fill four vacant panels in the picture
gallery of his ancestral home.
''Many upshot Americans who come
over here buy up the ancestors to take
home and palm off upon their friends.
Indeed the demand for them has be-
come so great that there are four or five
portrait painters making comfortable
incomes turning out forefathers. i
'Of course you know that large guam
titles of ancient armor are made every
year in Sheffield and bought by the
same class of people, with the same OBJ
ject as the pictures. It is fact, and ]
have known $500 to be paid for suit
of armor which probably cost less than
e10 to make. ''-London Tit Bits.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
WATCHER.


49, 1Ae4g c. - 1aG-xlhe
Ga1eat N11alsrk q 1Jsll.
u this country almost eysny ccar-1
sries 8 watch. Probably tenths off
the man and great nu1nberso &C women
and many young people carry watcl,e1.
IN the best trade az the city many more
wAtnhessof gold are sold than of silver;
sof all the watches sold thronghnut the
oountry about 20 per cent are of gold.
The percentage q gold watches IS IN
screasing.
The fashionable watch Of the day is
open faced The sale Of open faced
watches is increasing, especially ia fine
watches, but it is increasing also in
watches Of other grades. OF fine gold
watches sold in the city probably two
thirds are now made open faced. OF all
the watches sold in the United States,
gold and silver, probably from quarter
to q third are now made open faced.
The modern watch has for one Of its
characteristics thinness "a man watch,
which is now made more especially to
wear with evening dress and is all the
time growing in favor, is a plain. thin,
open faced gold watch, which takes up
but little room in the pocket Perfect
in its simplicity, this watch is at the
same time Of fine workmanship and
great beauty. It sells at 800. "a gold
watch not SO thin nor SO finely finished,
but a very handsome modern watch and
an excellent timekeeper, by the same
makers and bearing their name, can be
bought in open face, the case Of 10 carat
gold, for $65; in double case for $40.
But gold watches and good watches,
too, can be bought for very much less
than these pricesin fact, there never
was a time when watches generally were
made in such tasteful shapes, or when
they were SO good for the money or 80
cheap as now.
Taking all the grades together, the
American production Of watches is
about 4, 600 daily. The importation Of
watches amounts to about the same
number. One might at first wonder
what becomes Of all these watches. A
great number are taken up annually by
the new buyers coming into the market
tor the first time out Of the constant and
large increase in the population. Great
as the percentage Of watch owners now
is in this country, that also is increas-
ing. Many immigrants buy watches as
soon as they get the money. Some men
own more than one watch. Watches
wear out or their owners lay them aside
for a better watch or for one Of newer
STYLE Watches are lost and destroyed,
and when one comes to take all these
things into consideration it will be seen
that the great production of watches
may be in large measure easily account
ed for. New York Sun.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
AN ARCTIC STUDIO.
A Little Wooden Shed Built Ear With
the Arctic Circle. -

A Little Wooden Shed Built Ear Within
the Arctic Circle.
At the head of an almost unknown
bay, beyond the waters Of Inglefeld
gulf, the Falcon found temporary rest !;
and there, under lofty peak and in the
presence Of mighty glacier, we erected
out two tiny buildings. The site was
chosen upon terrace in the bed of an
ancient glacier and near a rapid brook
that ran down to the bay. The studio
formed wing of the larger building,
and was built of three inch grooved
pine. It was made with double walls,
and had an air space of one foot COM
pletely enveloping tops, sides and bot
tom, and an additional air space Of one
inch formed by felt covering the walls
and ceiling. On the side facing the west
were placed double doors, and on the
south double skylight and a window.
Over three of the exterior walls was
fastened the conventional tar paper. In
this small abode, the northernmost stu
dio in the world, with a ground space
Of Is by 81 feet, and with a height of
less than s, my comrade and I were to
dwell for more than year.
On Aug 26, 1898, the studio was
made habitable with two folding beds,
trunks and boxes for seats and recepta-
cles, and oilcloth for floor covering. A
long shelf was run along the west side
of the room, near the ceiling, and under
the skylight was placed q series Of
shelves. A clock with a homelike voice
gave all air of habitableness to the
room, and from the ceiling was sus-
pended lamp with chain for raising
and lowering it-always an object Of
wonder and delight to the childlike In
mutt, or Eskimo. Near by We're two
other dwellings, but Of sealskin, the
homes Of the Innuits Myo and Kashoo,
who, with their families, had been in
duced to leave the neighborhood of Cape
Parry and come with us.-Frank Will
bert Stokes in Century.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
Golden Nose.

Tycho Brahe, the famous Danish
mathematician, was known as the
Wizard of the Golden Nose. . While
at the university he lost his nose in a
duel and replaced it with nasal organ
of gold, held in place by cement and a
pair of spectacles This addition to his
conntenance gave him a very peculiar
appearance and caused him to be much
feared by the common people, who at
tributed to him many supernatural
powers, largely on account of his re-
markable nose.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
THE CHILDREN.

Only to keep them So S5es s
Soft, warm and young 8 -
The wee, feeble fingers,
The babhling tongue. 49,, 81. 81
Tears thatwe kiss away, ],
Smiles that we win, i. Ss &
Careless Of knowledge, 8,
As gui1tless Of sin.
Only to keep them SO, s8@3
Frank, true and pure, 81
OF our full wisdom ss
So lovingly sure.
Our frown all they shrink from,
Our fiat their law, IS
Our store whence all gladness
They fearlessly draw.
Only to keep them So
Sweet hands that cling,
Sweet lips that laugh for Us,
Sweet tones that ring;
Curls that we train to wave,
Feet that we guide, &
Each fresh step wonder,
Each new word pride.
Only to keep them So.
Women and men
Are the TIMES that circled us
Lovingly then;
Gentle and good to Us.
Patient and strong, s
Guarding our weaknesses, aEtt5
Bearing US long. e
=-. London Tit-Bits.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
Herrick's Love of Music.

1t has been remarked by Mr.. Gosse
that Herrick sis alive as no poet before
or since to the picturesqueness of dress, -
and the statement, though sweeping, is
correct. He takes note Of each fold in
Julia's gown, he writes lines upon the
ribbon round her waist, he describes
the rustling of her walk and is in fine
as quick to perceive the beauty that lies
in dress as to comprehend the splendor
Of q full blown rose.
Music, too, did not 60 without appre-
citation from him. It would have been
difficult to imagine Herrick dull to the
influence Of music, although some Of
our poets have been credited with in
ability to distinguish one tune from an
other. But on the other hand there are
many musical poets, Milton, Gray,
Browning and host Of others Speak
ing Of Milton reminds us that Herrick
addresses one of his poems to Harry
Lawes, who was the subject Of one Of
Milton's sonnets. Lawes wrote the mu-
sic to '.Comus'' and received from the
poet the praise that he
First taught our English music how to span
Words with just note and accent, not to scan
With Midas ears, committing short and long.
| Both Herrick and Milton seem to
have been on familiar terms with the
musician, as both address him in their
verse as Harry. Some Of Herrick IS songs
were set to music by him, and on his
death Herrick wrote:
Some have thee called Amphion; some of us
Named thee Terpander or sweet Orpheus;
Some this, some that but ALL in this agree
Music had both her birth and death in thee.
The difference between Milton S praise
and Herriok's is very marked The
greater poets more considered eulogy
was well deserved and Discriminatory
bestowed. Herrick's is spoiled by it's
extravagance.- Gentleman Magazine.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-22
Reflective.

/ wish could have lived In the
days when men were brave enough to
fight duels for the smiles Of women, = =.
said the girl with the dreamy eyes.
But they couldn't set up the ice
cream soda in those days, for there.
WASH tany, !" said the girl with the tilted.
nose, and the dreamy girl concluded.
that perhaps the modern times were
best. Cincinnati Enquirer.