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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
PURCHASE OF HAY, BRAN AND
OATS.

Sealed bids will be received at the
city clerks Office and opened by the
finance committee on October 2Sth
1897, for furnishing:
117,600 ID. of best quality hay.
70,460 10. of good clean oats.
ZOE, 900 10. of bran.
To be delivered in quantities and at
the time and places the city may de-
sire.
Samples of oats and bran are re-
quired with each bid.
Each bid must be accompanied with
a certified check of $4,000, payable to
the mayor, as guarantee that the
bidder will enter into contract and
give bond.
Supplies must be weighed on the city
scales before delivery.
The city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
BRYAN CALLAGHAN,
Attest Mayor.
THEO. VINKE,
City Clerk 10-20-5t
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lowed by his servant. The two pro-
ceeded down the BoistruGan road to a
pile of rocks on the highway, kept there
for the compulsory exercise of male
factors.
Here the able sat down and began to
break rocks at great rate, the servant
standing and looking on
Then q worthy matron of the village
appeared with several steaming dishes
and a foaming pot of ale.
The abbe looked at it and turned
away. Itwould have been a sin to long
for it, and it is probable that the vicar
sinmed, as he pushed the food aside and
attacked the rocks with redopbled
vioor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
ABBE BREAKS STONE.

French Priest Does Public Penance
for His Sins.
The Able Matter, vicar of Boistru.,
dan, a village near Rannes, in Brittany,
has electrified his parishioners by
breaking stones on the public highway
as penance for his sins.
In appearance the able is tall and
portly. His face is round and good
natured, and notwithstanding his sed-
entary life his arm is asstrong as amy in
that part of Brittany. A few Sundays
ago, at the conclusion of the morning
mass, he arose and in solemn voice
announced that he had sinned in many
ways and that it was his intention to do
penance in public during the following
week.
On the following morning scores Of
people gathered in front of the church
to see what the able would do.
At eight o'clock the vicar came out
with hammer on his shoulder, and fol-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

In the Forty. fifth District court
this morning in the case OF James
Daughtrey and others against
John Lehorn and wife, suit to try
title, a motion of plaintiff for the
appointment CT surveyor was
granted. The court appoip ted
Thomas G. Nelson to survey the
property in controversy and to re
port to the court Saturday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock.
In the case Of /. Efron and Co,
against the g. H. & S. A. R'y Co.
suit for damages, judgment was
rendered for plaintiff.
The case of Il. III. Henderson
against Francisco Bitter, suit to
cancel; execution sale, was dis.
IL issed for want of prost cution.
New suits were filed as follows:
]. A. Mccormick administrator
of the estate of Jesusa EpiDosa,
deceased, vs. Francisco Pizzine and
Louis Unger, to try title to 27l
acres Of land on the west bank OF
the San Antonio river, in labors OF
Mission Espada, and for 800 DAM
ages.
F. P. Olcott VS.. Cameron Cattle
Co. ct al, debt 81, 227 20, and FORE
closure on cattle and other person
al property.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
1T SAVES CHILDREN'S LIVES.

Whites Cream Vermifuge insures
your child against one serious danger.
1t promptly rids it of worms. 1t acts
thoroughly but is just as harmless as
a children's remedy should be. Has
been sold for years and received the
warmest praise of grateful mothers
everywhere.
If your child is peevish, restless, if
it's breath is bad, if it picks its nose
or starts in it's sleep, suspect the pres
ence of worms. Health and right
growth cannot come until the trouble
is removed. Cream Vermifuge can1os
fail. Price % cents. Sold ey z
Reuss and C. Schasse
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS,
City Clerk

Affirmed w. Breckenridge
VS.. Claridge & Payne, from BeXar.
(This suit was instituted by APP
pellee to recover of appellant a
commission alleged to be due for
services rendered in securing pur-
chasers for lands. The cause was
tried with a jury and resulted in a
verdict and judgment for appellees
in the sum OF $3,263.50) l.. H.
Davis VS.. ]. r. Harper, from FL
Paso; f. n. McRae VS.. Geo. NJ.
White, from BeXar. CThis is an
action OF forcible entry and detain
er brought by appellee against APP
pellant in the justice court of pre-
cinct No. l. The trial resulted in
a Judgment in favor OF the present
appellee for the possession of the
premises, from which judgment an
appeal was prosecuted to the dis
trict court, where judgment was
again rendered in favor of appel
| lee.)
Reformed and Affirmed-B. 7.
Masterson VS.. the State of Texas,
from Val Verde.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
THE DISTRICT COURTS,
Two Convictions In Burglary
Cases-Other News.

Cases-Other News.
Joe Miller entered a plea OF not
guilty in the thirty-seventh Dis
trict court this morning on a
charge of burglarizing the house
Of Albert Huth. The jury returned
a verdict Of guilty and assessed
his punishment at five years In
The penitentiary.
E. Estrada was given four years
on charge Of burglarizing q sh oe
store of o. w. Krause on East
Commerce street.
G. G. Cresson, Jr., was introduced
to the court by William Aubrey,
Esq as an attorney admitted to
practice in New York, holding a
license from the Supreme court Of
the First district of New York.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
SIR HENRY IRVING.

He Has Done Much for the Elevation
of the English Stage.
Sir Henry Irving is not only the
greatest living English actor. but he is
also the man who has done the most
for the elevation of the English stage
during this century, Above all other
qualities, he is student of the the
atrical art, and the success which he
has attained must be laid as much to
his lifelong studies and thorough con-
centration as to his natural genius.
He was born near Glastonbury in
1888. DESERVING business at an early
age, he committed himself to the yicis-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
WEST TEXAN DEAD.

The death of Mr.. Haywood brahan,
the we'll known sugar planter of Seguin,
brother-in-law of Col. Ed. Cunningham
of sugarland, of Capt. r. c. Hous-
ton of Gonzales and of Henry Terrell,
Esp.,of this city, occurred Mondey in
Houston, Texas, from the effects of a
surgical operation and his funeral will
take place today in Seguin. He leaves
a son and two daughters.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
THE SPIRIT COLLAR.
\ FavOrite spiritunlistic Cabinet
Trick Exposed.

Trick Exposed.
One of the features of the well-known
"spiritualistic" cabinet trick has been
exposed by writer in the Scientific
American. This is the spirit collar with
which the medium is sometimes
fastened in the cabinet The collar is
made of brass and fits closely about
the performers neck. Through the
opening in the ends of the collar is
passed a chain, after the collar is on the
performers neck, and this chain is
passed around a post, carried back and
through the paddock which is used to
lock the collar. By this arrangement
the performer is fastened securely to
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
YELLOW JACK KILLED.

Cascarets, Candy Cathartic kills yell
low jack wherever they find him. No
one who takes Cascarets regularly and
Systematically is in danger from the
dreadful sease. Cascarets kill yell
low fever germs in the bowels and pre-
system and kill all contagious disease
Soc. all druggists. 30f
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
TEXAS STATE FAIR,

For the Texas State Fair and Dali
las Exposition to be held at Dallas,
October 18th to 31st, the L. & G. N, R.
R., will make reduced rates. Call on
Ticket agent for particulars.
D. J. PRICE, G. P. & T. A,
10-12-6t Palestin. Texas.
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lar is on his neck, thus allowing the col
lar to come apart at the hings, as shown
in the cut, thus releasing the perform
er, allowing him full liberty to perform
any trick he wishes and permitting
him to again apparently fasten1imseIf
securely. This loose bolt fits so secure
ly that there is no danger of anyone
of the committee removing it with their
fingers. The performer uses small
wrench to remove the bolt.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
LOCl| Lig|I F|0Sley

Sewer connections are being
made with the new Piper building
ON West Commerce street, now I'M
der course of construction.
-Ccncordia lodge, K. and L. of H.
ball at Muth's garden Saturday night,
October %.
The City Brewery has just had
some large desk blotters printed to
distribute among its customers.
They were printed in this city.
TO heal the broken and diseased
tissues, to soothe the irritated sur
faces, to instantly relieve and to per-
manently cure is the mission of De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. E. Reuss,
1O2 E. Commerce street.
The Westminster league Of
the First Presby terian church has
been reorganized, with Mr.. J. NJ.
Allardyce as president and about
twenty members were enrolled.
No man or woman can enjoy life
or accomplish much in this world while
suffering from a torpid liver. De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the pills
that cleanse that organ, quickly. E.
Reuss. 102 z. Commerce street.
"A stray horse with a saddle on
is awaiting an owner at Aug.
Woeltz's store. 1t has been there
since Saturday.
The lady that bought some fur
trimming at my store last We'd
nesday will kindly call and receive
amount overcharged by mistake
or get equivalent in goods.
c. P. KOCH, I'll s. Alamo.
City Engineer Wyschetski has
issued to date $50 permits to plum
bers to lay drain pipes, (house con-
nections).
The inventory and appraise-
ment of the property of the estate
of III. Z. Barnard, deceased, was
filed in the Probate court this
morning.
The county commissioners eX-
amined and approved a number OF
accounts this morning and ad-
journed until Saturday.
joaquin Guerrero, the obiiging
and courteous elevator operator at
the city hall, unfortunately caught
his hand in the door OF one of the
floors while the elevator was as
cending yesterday and one finger
was almost torn off. He is at his
post today as usual, however.
Information comes from Dali
las that the Baltimore and all
American baseball teams will not
come to Texas, although nothing
has yet been learned locally.
"A volunteer growth of En-
glish ivy has started on the Travis
Park Methodist church walls,
which in time will make that
church quite picturesque.
Bids for supplying the city
with forage for the horses used in
the streets and fire departments
will be opened in a few days.
Custodian Cooley OF San Pedro
Park, has been troubled a great
deal lately with oppossums get
ting on the tin roof OF his house at
the Springs, but his friends have
volunteered to rid him OF the nui-
sance.
Simon Castillo was arreste.
by Deputy Sheriff Estevan Sandu-
val yesterday on an Indictment,
charging him with assault to muir.
der Gregoria Flares on september
9Th.
Mayor Callaghan's youngest
daughter today is much improved
in her illness, though is yet in &
precarIouS condition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
JEWISH FESTIVAL.

The Jewish feast of Simchat Torah
Ghe rejoicing of the law was observed
by the orthadox and reformed congre-
cations of this city last night. After
regular services the trustees and
priests of both congregations enjoyed
banquet, prepared by the orthadOx
members
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

There will be no circus in San An
tonic this year. But the cooking Ex-
hibit is going on every day this week
at Shafer & Braden's, 125 w. Commerce
street, where you can see the Majestic
Steel range bake biscuit in three min
utes. \ Majestic cook book given to
the ladies. lO-3O-2t
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TO BE TESTED.

The new city street sweeper which ar
rived yesterday, will be given a test
this afternoon at o'clock on Military
plaza, by Street Commissioner Mickle-
john. The machine is quite perfect and
capable. 1t cost $500 and there were
$39. 80 freight charges.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

postal least it appears SO to the
audience. AS seen by the cut the col
lar is decorated with a number of
small bolts, which impart to it an adj
ditional appearance of strength.
These bolts are all false, with one ex.
ception. The genuine bolts can be re-
moved by the performer when the col
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
P!!!!'

Yes, when yon are out shopping don't
fail to stop in our store, for we are lead
ers in Low Prices.
Here are a few prices for this week:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

Job Printing in all it's branches at
the Daily Light Job Office; pricesl
How as any in the city. Give usi
Ia call.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
THROWN FROM A HORSE.

A son of Alex Uni, Of South Heights,
was thrown fro a horse yesterday af-
ternoon and rendered unconscious.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

Mothers praise Hoods Sarsaparilla,
because, by it's great blood enriching
qualities, it gives rosy cheeks and Wig
urous appetites to pale and puny chill
dren.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

Pencil Boxes.
10c Pocket Comb.
80 Cherry Pipe. sc
paring knife: ...-....: -........... SC
25c Metallic Hair Brush. .i5C
Gents loo Black Bows SC
Tissue Paper, II Sheets SC
Kid Gloves, Per Pair. .25C
Ladies % and SOC Purses from tOCUP
&c Nutmeg Graters.
White or Black Tape, per roll. ......1c
l5c Yelling, per yard. -. ...........5c
Needles. per package. &c
Sleeve Holders, per pair ............3c
White Metal Tea spoons. ...........xc
Ladies sc Handkerchiefs ........3c
25c Russell Shoe Polish Sc
.Children's Carriers, per pair. .........lc
A Fine New Line of Suspenders at
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

Hoods Pills are the favorite family
cathartic and liver medicine. Price
25c.
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SADDLES
HARM
CIRCUS.

North side Main plaza.
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it seemed dishonor to all her happy
past not to have something special on
Thanksgiving; and so she had feel
ing of real pity for it, lying there
warm and snug in her palm, and so
soon to go tumbling into the heap of
clashing, jingling coins tossed about
by the butchers greasy fingers, or
perhaps into the pocket of that hor-
rible apron with blood-stains on it.
Miss Matte shuddered, but quickly
recovered herself to say, cheerfully;
"Oh, thank you, Mr. Simmons; but
don't you think ducks are a sight of
trouble, what with the stufling aud the
roasting and needing to be looked
after and basted regular? L made up
my mind to something simple, and 1
don't know anything that's easier got
or more relishing than lamb chops.
Two lamb chops is about what l
thought of, Mr.. Simmons. You know
there's only me.
Mr.. Simmons had not seen the five
cent piece, but he understood just as
we'll as if he had, and he began to cut
the chops at once, talking all the time
to relieve his own embarrassment and
assuring Miss Matte that ''if folks
only knew it, there was nothing like
lamb chops TO encourage your appe-
tite and strengthen you up all over. "
''But you'll have to take three
chops, ," looking curiously atthe money
Miss Matte laid in his big hand, ''or
I'll have to make change, and change
is scarcer than hens teeth tonight
You might have company unexpected,
you know, and an extry chop would
come in handy"
Miss Matte laughed so genially
that the market man ventured to slip
a sweetbread and a bunch of yellow
celery into the basket on the sly. HI
would have loved to put in the duck
but that would have looked as if h'
suspected her reason for not buying
it, and, bless you, he knew better
than that. Some people have feel
ings, though their feces are red an(
their hands coarse and greasy.
Miss Matte went very happily down
the street. She had lighted her LAM
before she went out, and a Cheerful
little ray smiled eneouragingly at he
as she came to the gate. All tn
other windows in the weather-beatel
old house We're black and empty ant
looked TO the lonesome little womal
as if all sorts of hobgoblins might b.
peeping out at her from the gloom be
hind them, for Miss Mattie's neigh
bors had gone away on Thanksgiv
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something relishing Miss Matte had
fetched in. They said they invited
her to dinner, but she had compny;
one of them Barneses next door.
"Fiddlesticksl said the deacon's
wife, in avery disrespectful tone, "You
just drive straight back and bring
Marthy Ellison up here to dinner.
Tell her don't take any excuse, and,
if she can't come otherways, she can
bring her comp'ny along, though the
way them shif'less harnesses impose
on her is mortal shame"
Good Deacon Giles had learned
docility in many years of experience,
and the double knock at Miss Mattie's
door followed as quickly as could be
reasonably expected. Miss Matte at
| tempted neither excuse nor hesitation,
but accepted her good providence with
radiant delight.
"Mother said TO fetch your compny
along" said the deacon, glancing
doubtfully about the small room. "We
heard you had one of the Barneses. I
kinder hope 'tain't the cross-eyed one
that stole my pears"
"Oh," said Miss Matte, laughing
into the little mirror, as she tied her
bonnet, "he's had his dinner and he's
gone out"
She didn't say that he had eaten
hers also, but at Mrs. Giless hos
pitable table, under the genial influ-
ence of generous fare and pleasant
old-time "reminiscences, she told the
story of Tommy Barnes and the lamb
chops in a way that made the deacon
lose his breath with laughter. And
when she was tucked into the yellow
sleigh for the ride home, Mrs, Giles
stopped at the door to say:
''I put some bits of bones and things
in basket under the seat for Tommy.
Takes a sight of stuff to reely fill up a
cat fur 'nough to give his moral princi-
pies fair showin'"
Tommy was on the step waiting to
welcome Miss Matte, which shows
his forgiving disposition, and, though
he got as much as was good for him
out of the basket under the seat, Miss
Matte very wisely concluded that the
mince pie, roast chicken and cram
berry sauce could hardly have been
meant for his delight, so she locked
them in the cupboard, saying de-
cidedly:
''This time, Tommy Barnes, I'll
give your moral principles a fair show
ing" EMILY HUNTINGTON MILLER.
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cook them all.
But where did she put these chops
she was getting SO forgetful-she
could have sworn she put them on the
shelf-could she have left them in the
basket after all? Her perplexed eyes
fell from the shelf to the floor, and
there, just peeping from the wood-box
was the plate, and two small, very
small, bits of bone, gnawed quite clean
and white.
Ungrateful Tommy Barnes, lying
there in peaceful slumber, with those
precious chops rounding out your yel-
low sides, if justice had befallen you
then and there you might not have
lived to steal again. But into the
midst of Miss Matte righteous wrath
came the reflection that Tommy must
have been hungry, and the fault after
all was partly her own for putting
temptation in his way, though how
anything could have been further out
of his way than that shelf, 1 don't
really see," she added, dolefully.
At that minute Tommy Barnes
walked from his nap, transformed him
self into a camel, yawned in a fright
fully tigerish fashion, and proceeded to
sharpen his claws on the rug, the
sacred rug into which had been
braided some precious old garments
dear TO Miss Mattie's heart. 1t was n
straw too much TO have insult added
to injury, and springing from her
chair, she cuffed Tommy in such
vigorous fashion that three or four
hearty blows found their mark before
the astonished sinner could withdraw
his claws and bound out at the back
door, left ajar in the search for the
chops. AT that instant a resounding
knock ON the front door sent Miss
Mattie's heart TO her throat with a
sudden leap, as if justice were already
coming to take her in hand for unrea-
sonable cruelty.
When Miss Matte was peacefully
pattering about, unconscious of the
cruel trick fate and Tommy Barnes
had played her, Mrs. Deacon Giles
was surveying her husband with a dis
turbed and fearful face.
"You don't mean TO tell me-" she
repeated, "that the minister's folks
amt comm at all, and you and me
has got to eat this big dinner alonei
Here, stayed home from church tC
tend to it. Oh, you needn't to looh
as if you thought it was a judgment
Josiah l wouldn't be such a hipper
crit as to pretend TO be thinkin' o.
sniritooal things when 7 was wonder
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pIstnI IinIIs of Mnnd.

A patrolman arrested N. Il. Thweat
on Decatur street for being drunk and
for disorderly conduct, aud when he
caught hold of the colored man he
threw his right hand behind him
and attempted TO draw a pistol. As
quick as lightning the officer reached
for his own pistol, and when the col
ored mau saw that the officer meant
business he threw his weapon to the
ground Thweat was placed under
arrest and his pistol picked up from
where it had been thrown. At the
police barracks Thweat talked about
getting away, and it took some trouble
TO keep him quiet. He contended
that he did not mean TO shoot the
officer, but only meant to hide the
pistol in his trousers leg. When the
pistol, which was heavy bulldog,
vas examined it was found 60 be
loaded with six cartridges, but instead
o, lead they contained wooden bul.
lets.-Atlauta Constitution.
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scarcely thought of Tommy, as she
trotted about, setting the sponge for
her biscuits in a pint bowl, putting a
little cup of broth on the stove to
warm for her supper, making her tea,
toasting her bread, and at last sitting
down by the table in the little green
chair with patchwork cushion. Up
to this point Tommy had sat quietly
by the fire, having learned by many
severe lessons that little folks should
be seen and not heard, but when Miss
Matte poured out the savory broth
the delicious odor was too much for
his fortitude, and with one bound he
sprung into her lap.
"Bless me-" said Miss Matte, 'if l
hadn't clean forgot you, and you half
starved, l dare say. There, get down.
l never could abide cats around my
victuals.
She put Tommy gently on the floor,
crumbled some bread into the bowl OF
broth, cooled it carefully and set it
down for him to eat.
"It's pretty rich for me anyway,
she said, as she made out her supper
with toast and tea.
1t was perhaps well for Tommy that
he took an early promenade next
morning around the back yards of the
neighborhood, and secured several
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} Says the Chicago Times Herald:
Gold production in the United States
has increased with marvellous rapidity
during the current year. The craze
of the Klondike River regions should
not obscure the great facts as they
exist. Klondike's total yield for 1897
seems roughly, to be about IS, 900, 900.
That is comfortable sum, but it is a
mere nothing when compared with the
wonderful output of the yellow metal
in the United States. This gold from
Alaska is oil what iscalled placer, a
Spanish word meaning an open space
where pure or nearly pure gold is
found. What may be the production
of Alaska when machinery and mining
engineers have done their work there
is no telling. But it does not matter
much-the human race can stand all
the gold Alaska can produce for some
stime to come.