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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
FROM STOCKDALE.
Rains Will Benefit the Fall Crops
Personals, Etc.

Rains VIII Benefit the Fall Crops.
Personals, Etc.
Light Special.
Stockdale, Tex, July 25.-The recent
rains will be quite benefit to the
fall crop.
All are anxiously awaiting the COM
ing of the Gulf Shore.
The Christian meeting conducted
by Rev. Borden and son closed Sun
day night with twenty-five additions
to the church.
The young folks spent several hours
quite pleasantly Wednesday evening
at the residence of Mrs. Norwood.
Mr.. Luther Borden, a prominent
young man of Wallace, has been Wis
iting here several days.
A protracted meeting, conducted
by Rev. Camel (Presbyterian) COM
menced Wednesday evening and will
last several days.
Miss Nellie Hall, a charming young
lady of Floresville, is visiting friends
and relatives here.
Vane Wiseman, a popular young
man of Lavernia, was in Stockdale
one day last week.
Walter Turner, of this place, made
a flying visit to Floresville last Fri
| day.
Miss Ella Yelvington, a beautiful
and accomplished young lady of La
vernia, has been in town several days
working in the interest of Baylor uni
versity, of Bolton.
Mrs. DR.. Boatwright has been quite
i'll for several days, but is now con-
valescent.
Several families of this place are
camped at the Sour Springs.
George Moody and family, who
have been visiting parents here, have
returned to their home in Lavernia.
Mrs. Taylor, who has been visiting
relatives here. has returned to hel
home in BOerne.
Several of the band boys were out
serenading Tuesday night.
Rev. Blumfield left last Saturday
for Fairview, where he will hold q
protracted meeting.
Mrs. Dr. Holland is visiting in Bel
mont.
Miss Beaulah Burnside, of Savers
is visiting friends here.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
DAYS THIS WEEK.

Sunday, July 26-Robert Fulton
born, 1865; Halleck supports McClel-
Ian, 1862.
Monday, July Effort George tax.
en-, 1913; Atlantic cable laid, 1866.
Tuesday, July 2S-Robespierre exc
cuted, 1874; battle of Atlanta, 1864.
Wednesday, July 29-Charles Y. de-
throned, 1870; the Alabama starts
out, 1862.
Thursday, July 30-Capt. Cook
sailed, 176S; Petersburg mine explod-
ed, 1864.
Friday, July 31-Lafayette made
major-general, 1777.
Saturday, August NELSON'S vic
tory, 1898; Clemonth's trip on tho
Hudson, 1907.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

not in it, go out and see the baseball
game.
The combines in San Antonio have
cOrralled almost everything in the old
town except bottling the air we
breath.
The board of health should cause
the several blocks between Houston
and Dolorosa streets, west of the San
Pedro creek, to lie thoroughly fumi-
gated.
''There are just two things in this
world that are hard to find-the north
pole and country newspaper that
isn't deuced sight better than the
town it's published in."-Press and
Printer.
The crap shooters are very much
afraid Col. Jack Evans will run for
district attorney. They need not be
alarmed, for they will be given little
breathing spell while he is prosecuting
crooked officials, and heightened law
breakers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

ured, and it is Important that its Size
should never be Changed. If it should
be made Bigger or Smaller at any time,
People who buy Grain would not Know
How Much they were getting.
See the Smart Man coming If you
Listen, you can hear the Wheels Buzz.
He is Small Bushel man and objects
to the Great Holding Power of the 1850
inch measure. He has a 1915 inch
Bushel which he is Trying to get the
Farmer to use by telling him that if his
Wheat is Measured in it he will have
Twice as Many Bushels.
Will the Farmer be so Simple as to
Think that the Quantity Of Wheat in
his Heap will be Doubled W measuring
it in the Small Bushel, (which is Really
only Half Bushela Maybe SO, for q
good many People believe that their
Property can. be made Worth Twice as
much as il is now by Measuring 1t in
Cheap Dollar, worth half as much az
the, Gold Dollar.
1T is certain that a Change in the
Size of the "Bushel'' would not make
more Wheat. Neither would Chang
in the value of the ''Dollar" make thu
people Richer. The Smart Man is Biz
Humbug, just like the Sixteen-To- On
Shouters, who say that Everybody woult
be Rich if Dollar worth Fifty Cent
was used instead of one worth One Hun
dred Cents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
Poor, Stricken Silver.

Every good silverite knows that the
crime of 1878 struck down the white
metal and made gold the only money a
the country. At least that is what the
free coinage agitators say, and they may
be supposed to have some regard for the
truth. E.ta
In view Of the alleged demonetizatior
of silver it is important to note thai
during the month of May of this yeal
the coinage of silver at the United
States minis amounted to 81 ,826, 400
of which 81, 500, 600 was in standard
silver dollars of full legal tender. Thi.
is a very curious kind of "demonetiza
tion.''
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

1t is quite likely that he saw the hand
writing on the, wall and knew that
the cause of the south was doomed.
But there were twenty writer's ON the
Southern Confederacy and among
them were some who felt hopeful and
confident to the last. One of these was
an old gentleman named Cardozo,
whose financial articles would make
interesting reading just now to the
advocates of an inflated currency.
Cardozo had a scheme for making
Confederate money as good as gold
and the surrender at AppomattoX
found him still explaining it to the
public.
Very little space was then devoted
to miscellaneous reading matter but
the poets were well represented and
some very promising short story writ
ers came to the front. War editorials,
| however, were the chief stock in
trade of these newspapers and they
owed their existence to the fact that
the Confederate leaders needed their
aid in shaping public opinion.
Fifty cents copy for a newspaper
did not profit its owners at a time
when Confederate money was almost
worthless and advertising did not
yield much. Material and labor cost
a great deal and each office had nu-
merous editors and compositors whose
services were not really needed. Some
of these journalists never wrote a line
and were not expected to do anything.
They were men of some means or in
fluence who connected themselves
with newspapers in order to evade the
conscript law, which exempted news
paper proprietors and their employees
Once when the printers on the Com,
monwealth struck for higher wages
there was some trouble and consider
able fun. The business manager al
once discharged the printers and mott
fled the conscript officers, who imme
diately ordered them to the camp OF
instruction.
The printers were not slow to retail
late. They made point that the pro
prietors, business manager and edi
tors of the paper were idle in conse
quence of the strike and were, there
fore, not exempt from military duty
The authorities held a similar view
and the result was a fresh batch OF
conscripts. This did not suit either
side and a compromise was effected
The editors and printers resumed
work and the army lost more than 9
score of abel bodied men.
During the first two or three weeks
Igef VIII 6eagses the newspapers either
-. ~ - couthuord frhe
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
How silver H,s Been Treated.

When the "crime of 1878" was com.
mitted, there wasn't dollar of silver in
use; there was very little m the coun.
try, and ON Jan. 1, 1895, we had of full
tender silver $54S, 400, 900 and Of linn
tied tender $77, 200, 900. How is that
for metal that had been stricken
down." rubbed out, expunged, wiped
outH Don't the facts make it plain that
the talk about characterization, 7"
striking down" and all the rest of it
is false, fraudulent? That is the way it
would strike plain people. -Chatta-
nooga Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
FACTS VERSUS DsLusloNs.

Cheap Money Assertions Contrasted with
the Plain Truth-The Real Meaning of
the Free Coinage Craze-sample Silver
lite Errors Exposed.
The free coinage agitation is based on
unfounded assertions and misleading
theories A brief comparison of the
principal arguments for the silver stand
ard with the actual facts will show on
what fimsy basis the silverite case
rests:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
No. More bu. Better Measures Needed.

There can be no rule for fixing the
number of dollars for use in any coun.
try, any more than any other standard
measure. 1t would be as reasonable to
fix the number Of yardsticks or gallon
measures. The only duty properly de-
volving upon government is to fix the
unit and maintain it against all Corners
For no other reason is the power given,
to govsrnments, as stated in our consti-'
tuition, TO ''coin money and 3 e .send-
ard Of SeiissibStSssss end q re - Z.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

Free silver would
double the price Of all
kinds Of goods and
thus encourage manu-
facturers to engage in
productive industry in
the hope Of getting lar
ger returns on their
capital.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

Measuring the value
of property of all
kinds in dollars worth
80 cents would double
prices and make every
body twice as rich as
they are now.
The debtors of the
country are a large
number Of people who
are poor and in debt,
who would be benefit
ed by a law which
would allow them to
pay their creditors in
cheap money.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

The agitation for
free coinage is a move
ment in behalf Of the
common people, and
against the bankers
and gold monopolists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

The use of the single
gold standard since
1878 has made money
scarce and dearer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

Free silver would
bring prosperity by
giving us a much lar
ger volume of curren-
cy. thus enabling the
masses TO get more
than under the present
system.
Interest will be low
er with cheap and de-
preciating silver than
with dear and appreci-
sting gold dollars.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

The government can
make 16 onnces Of sill
yer worth l ounce Of
gold by the free and
unlimited coinage OF
both metals at that
ratio.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

The country is suf-
fering from a scarcity
Of currency, due to the
demonstration of sill
yer in 1873.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

The treasury state
ment OF June /. 1896,
shows that the total
amount n money in
circulation is 81, 52l,
5S4, 2S3, or s2l.35 per
capita. In 1873 the per
capita circulation was
$500.
Interest has steadily
fallen during the past
20 years and more
money is now offered
for investment at low
er rates than ever be-
fore.
Under a law making
90 cents worth of sill.
ger a legal tender
equal to a gold dollar
over 5000, 0OO, 900 Of gold
would be driven out
of circulation, thus
bringing about a real
currency contraction.
On the contrary,
with depreciating dol.
lars, a sufficiently
higher rate will be
charged to cover the
probable loss in value
from depreciation.
This is one of the rea.
sons why interest to-
day is higher in silver
than in gold standard
countries. Interest is
really the hire Of cap
ital, not of money, and
principal and interest
returned should equal
in value the capital
loaned plus its hire.
The decline in value
of farm products has
been due to the ire
mendous increase in
production, cheapered
transportation by rail
and water, and the
opening up of new
sources Of supply foI
meat. grain, cotton,
ETC., in India, Austria.
liza. Egypt and South
America.
The value of golc
and silver, like that Of
iron or tin, is regulat'
ed by the cost Of pro
duction and the de
mand for them for al.
purposes. Stamping
BIZ grains Of silver
"One Dollar" would
not increase its com.
mercial value.
An increase in prices
due to the use of o
cheaper metal as the
standard of value
would not add / cents
worth to the wealth Of
the country.
The creditor class
includes every mar
and woman who has 9
dollar in a bank, .
policy in an Insurance.
company. a share in 8
building and loan as
ISOLATION, or money
loaned out to neigh.
bors. The debtors IN
clude the great rail
way, banking, insur'
ance and other cor
positions.
Making goods cost
more would inevitably
lead to a falling off il
the demand for them,
as consumers are new
er willing to buy more
things merely because
they are dearer. AT
manufacturing enter
prises depend on the
sale of their products,
higher prices which
checked consumption
would greatly injure
industry.
The real strength Of
the silver delusion Is
in the union of crafty
politicians who want
Offices, with silver
mine owprs who
want the government
to give them higher
prices for their prod
ucts. The highest in
terest Of the massei
lies in the mainten.
ance Of a stable finan'
cial system.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
NOTICE

The Greenville Construction Co.
furnishes all tools for their men and
have none 1or sale. Our tools are
branded and stamped 8. G. c., and
/ ~ one buying them does so knowing
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

Prices have fallen
because of an increase
In the value of gold.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
First Book Lessons In Finance.

See the Wheat. There is big Heap.
The Farmer has finished Thrashing and
wants to know How Much Grain he has.
If he. has Many Bushels, he will be
Glad, for then he can buy Lot of
Goods.
He is using Measure. 1t is called a
"Bushel," and if it is an Honest meas
ure it will Always hold 2150.4 Cubic
Inches of Wheat. 1t is the Standard by
which Quantities of Grain are meas
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

For the next 80 days l will sell the
ELECTRoPoISE for $40 cash. All
suffering humanity, as well as every
family, should now get the great cura-
tive agent.
For 40 page descriptive circular ad-
dress w. s. SWIMMER,
Agent for Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona,
Southwest corner 22d and Strand.
Plans,- Galveston, Texas.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-11

saw young man light a long Hun.
garian cigar the other evening and throw
himself back i'm chair to enjoy the smoke
and conversation. The Hungarian cigar
is something like Pittsburg toby only it
is twice as long as the Pittsburg article,
and before you get through with 1t Is also
twice as strong. The young man was
more interested VI the conversation than
in the cigar apparently, for he laid the
lntter down on the edge of the table n mo-
ment as he talked. The waggish gentle
man next to him slyly took the cigar and
cut off about three inches of the fire end
and began tc smoke it, replacing the body
of the weed. When the young man got
through with his story, at which all the
rest laughed extravagantly, he picked up
the cigar again and pulled at 1t. His face
wore puzzled look as he glanced at the end
and saw it had apparently never been light
ed. But he struck q match and lighted ii
again. After a few pulls he had laid II
down to answer tho pleasantries, where
upon the man on the other side drew his
knife and neatly cut the fire end off and
dropped it in the cuspidor. The expression
tho face of tho story teller whom he
picked up that cigar and again essaycd tC
smoke was something too funny to dc
scribe. He gave two or three vigorous
pulls at 1t, then stopped and looked at the
fresh end, while the other fellows were in
terested in almost anything else at the mo
ment.
AS soon as the would be smoker saw
that his cigar had not been lighted hi
turned a little pale, showed his unemptied
glass aside, and with hasty apology ant
q story of an alleged forgotten engagement
bolted for the street. amid the demoniaca
glee of the cruel men left behind. Thu!
does conscience make towards of us ALL
New York Herald
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-11

We read in the Book of Miracles, Frat.
eretto, Fliberdigibet, Hoberdicat, Cocabat-
to, with 40 assistants, were expelled from
Sara. On Jan. 8 it is recorded that, "be
ing exercised, she prated, scotfed and sang,
called for a piper, and when the priest
bade her tell him his name made answer
Pudding of Thame'" But in the inter
val or subsequently she was possessed by
Hobberdidanco Lusty Dick, Kellico, Hob,
Cornercap, Puff, Purr, Kellicocum, vii
kin, Lusty Dolly Jenkin, Bonjour, Pour
dieu, Motubizanto and several others
Marwood was possessed by IA Captain Pip
pin; Trayford BY Captain Philpot, Hilco
Hiaclito, Smolkin and Lusty Huff Cap.
A Colonel Portericchio, accompanied by
two captains and 100 assistants, seems tC
have been unattached. At their expulsion
the demons, many of whom have distin
guished themselves by some characteristic
devices, gave the expected signs. Hobber
didance was seen to vanish as q whirl
wind, Philpot went out as puff of smoke
Lusty Dick as stencil, tho demon o.
pride as peacock, and Smolkin escaped
from Trayford's ear in the shape of 1
mouse. Mainy had within him, beside.
Prince Modu, the representatives Of thu
seven deadly sins, who were cast out witt
much appropriate acting on his part b.
Father Weston ON St. Georges day in th'
presence of 100 persons. The description
Of this scene, occupying nearly four pages
is quoted by Harsnct from tho Priests
Book, ;" and IL suggested to Shnkespear'
some features In the feigned madness O
Edgar. Century,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-11

The way Is now clear for successful
work, new councils, new members.
The pruning In the order during the
past six months OF 1895 relieved II OF
many impaired risks, and We know OF
more than 90 deaths among suspended
members, saving the orGer about s35, 900
Exchange.
The supreme treasurer's office pays Its
compliments to the Missouri jurisdiction
ON its excellent standing In the order, the
loyalty and devotion Of Its membership
and the promptness with which its bust.
ness Is transacted.
The years work is the best In history OF
the order. This, after years Of experience,
must be eminently gratifying 10 the mem
bers. 1t rests, dear friends, with you to
make the record Of 1895 the best Of any In
the history of our order. Lend hant
and be loyal to the order.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-11
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Welcome Visitors and New Members.
Council Gossip.

Welcome Visitors and New Members
Council Gossip.
Welcome the stranger and the new
member as well as those who come occa.
sionally. Don't let them come into the
council chamber prior TO the opening ol
the council, drop into a seat near the door
and never speak to them. Rather, as they
have been very modest and retiring, invite
them up to higher seats in the Area.
mum home, near the fire, and tell them to
spread themselves out, be comfortable and
to know that they are among friends and
brothers.
The Loyal Additional Benefit associn.
tion appeals to every Arcanumite as safe
and reliable organization.
Since June /, 1895, Tennessee has made
the greatest percentage gain of any grand
jurisdiction and stands fourth to fifth In
numerical gain.
Beware Of members who hold office IL
grand councils by courtesy Of the subor
dinate council members, and who &c
around among such councils at the coun
ellis expense electioneering, whether the,
be deputies or other officers higher In rank
Royal Arcanum Guide.
Mayor Wurster Of Brooklyn is mem
Der OF Fort Greene council
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-11
RED MEN.
Standing Of the Order In Caiifornia-sho
Talks.

Standing Of the Order In Caiifornia-short
Talks.
Among the prominent members of tha
order in California are Hon. W. n. Mills,
Hon. Davis Londerback, Hon. George II.
Buck, superior judge, and Hon. James A.
Fletcher, secretary of tho state board OF
health.
Red Mems hall of San Francisco Is tho
finest wigwam owned by the order. In IT
are the great council headquarters and
oight halls which earn very large in.
come. Ten tribes meet In it. An offer OF
three times its original cost has recently
been refused for 1t.
There are tribes In the kentucky res
crvation, with 800 members and 90 past
sachenis.
Congressman Grove l.. johnson is 1
member Of tribe in Sacramento, Cal
and former member OF the great council
of the United States.
A new tribe was instituted at Halsted
Pa, Jan. 1S, with 75 charter members.
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ODD FELLOWS.
Grand sire's Decision Respecting Saloon
Keepers -Iinklets.

Keepers Linkiets.
Grand Sire Stebbins Of the sovereign
grand lodge has recently rendered de
cision in answer TO the following question;
Under the new section Of article l6 Of
the :. @. l.. constitution passed at the
last session, is a brother liable to charges
who, not being engaged as a saloon keeper
Or bartender at the time the law was
passed, has since engaged In itf' The
answer Is as follows: II hold that mem.
bcr Of the order not now in the business
who voluntarily engages in It In either Of
the prohibited forms is guilty of conduct
unbccomlng an Odd Fellow and liable
to charges THIS must not be understood
to apply to those who were members and
10 engaged at the time the law was passed.
They had acquired vested rights under the
law MS 1t previously existed and cannot bo
disturbed, but when they give up the bust
ness they cannot again return to it with
out violation Of the law, as I construe 1t. Sc
Odd Fellows Of Fairfield, Me-, are plan
ming 10 erect u $40, 900 building.
Seven brothers prepared the supper that
| followed tho Installation Of officers Of
Peerless Rcbakah lodge Of Brockton.
Bro. II. L. Mckee is now grand master
of the grand lodge of Alabama and Bro.
X. 7. Whitman grand secretary.
There are l39 veteran jewels worn by
veteran Odd Fellows in the grand juris-
diotion Of Canada.
The election of candidate entities him
to all the degrees without further ballot
unless objection is made.
Pennsylvania lodge, No. /, recently eel.
ebrated Its seventy y-fourth anniversary.
! The lodge was organized in 1921 and is
/ still working under the original charter
granted by Thomas Wildey.
Bro. Theodore A. Ross, the present
grand secretary of the sovereign grand
lodge, became connected with the office in
1873 AS assistant secretary and ON the
death of the grand secretary, in 1881, he
was elected to the Office. His assistant
since 1891 has been Bro. George Coburn
A member is entitled to visit his lodge
until dropped from membership.
1t is an easy thing for each member to
go to lodge prepared with u short speech,
recitation or reading, but It makes the
meeting so interesting that each one Is
eager for the next lodge night.
Tho Iowa Odd Fellows home will be To-
Gated at jefferson.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-11

PORTLAND, Feb. 27.-The West
err Packing Company, which
opened the first abattoir in the
United States especially devoted to
the slaughter of horses direct from
the ranges, as ceased operations.
About 1000 horses have been
slaughtered at the establishment,
and efforts b i've been made in var
ious directions to find sale oi the
meat. Some was sent to Belgium,
and a number of casks of the
picked horse meat were sent tc
Japan, but there was no market for
it in either country.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-11

Twenty-nine communicates have beer
stationed during the past year.
Considering the fact that each subordi
nate oommandery works l2 degrees The
task of initiating and instruoting the com
panions In the secret and unwritton wori
has been stupendous, Including the nat
ural growth OF the older communicates
most of which have been active In initia
tions, at least 5000 knights have beer
added to the fosteI daring the past year.