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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-11

The Marquis venosta, Admiral Brin,. Prof
LuZEatti, and Signor Branca were members o
tho preceding Rudini Cabinet.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

The agricultural colleges and expert
ment stations of the United States will
be represented at the Paris exposition
in 1900. This is the conclusion of the
association of these institutions, re-
Gently held in Minneapolis. Harris of
Maine is made the chairman of the
committee of arrangements and every
means will be taken to put the work
of these colleges and experiment sta
lions fairly before the world. That it
will result in putting our American
methods in better light in Europe and
winning approval from them is expect.
ed
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

The Democratic party is in pre-
dicament The deliverances of the gold
wing of the party are in perfect accord
with what the party has always taught
but the majority of the voters of the
party are behind the wing whose de-
liverance are directly opposed to all
declarations of the party for the past
fifty years. 1t seems that either the
principles Of the party must go by the
board on the vote of the majority. 1t
is between these two stools that the
party is destined to come to the ground
this fall in Iowa and Ohio.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19
SAN ANTONIO ELECTRIC CO.,
2O7 to PIG LOSOYA ST.
LIGHT, HEAT, POWER
TELEPHONE 426

bidder for cash, in front of the Court
House door of BexaE County, in the
City of San Antonio, between the law
full hours on the first Tuesday of August
1897, the same being the Third day of
said month, the above mentioned and
described lands covered by said deed
of trust, and will then make and de-
liver to the purchaser or purchasers
thereof good and sufficient warranty
deed or deeds in the name Of Thos. P.
Mccall and Josephine c. Mccall and!
viii apply the proceeds arising from
said sale to paying the expenses of
executing this trust, including the cost
offthis advertisement and ten per cent.
trustees fees, to paying the debt in
fun, principal and interest, and the
balance, if any, to said Thos. P. Mccall
and Josephine c. Mccall as empower
ed by said deed of trust. Witness my
hand this 18th day of July A. D., 1897.
VIM. S. TEMPLE, Trustee.
7-12-3mon
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19
ELECTRIC RITTERS.

Electric Bitters is a medicine suit
ed for any season, but perhaps more
generally needed when the lSnguid,
exhausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish ana the
need of a tonic and Alternative is felt.
A prompt use Of this medicine has Of.
ten averted long and perhaps fatal
bilious fevers. No medicine will act
more surely in counteracting and free
ing the system fro the malarial poison.
Headache, Indigestion, Constipation,
Dizziness yield TO Electric Bitters. SOC.
and $1.O0 bottles at f. Kalteyer &
Sons drug store.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

A man in Virginia rode forty miles
to Fairfax, Station, for the express,
purpose of getting Chamberlain's cough
Remedy, and took home with him a
dozen bottles of the medicine The
druggist who relates the incident adds:
your remedy seems to be a general
favorite wherever known" It's eff
ects are indeed wonderful in all lung
ana throat troubles. Procure a bottle.
at all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19
ADVERTISING RATES.

One inch, one time, $1.5o; one week,
u.bJ: one month, $500; three months,
$500; six months. $500; one year.
$500.
Legal advertisements. s1.00 per inch
Zach inssrtiou. Trustees sales TIC per
inch arst Insertion, soc per inch each
assertion after.
Reading matter, Editorial page, zsc
Ger line each insertion; Local columns,
zoe first insertion, 10c first week. &c al
ter frs week. Special rates on 30 ana
leo lines running for a month.
Home advertisements payable on
.irst Of each month. Transient adyer-
Using payable In advance. ONLY
METAL CUTS PRINTED.
Special rates gwen on larger space
and long time advertisements. DE-
count given for CASH.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

That ocean rate war between Calves
ton and New York assumes another
aspect. Hitherto it has been the NAL
lory's that has done the cutting to
drive their rivals to the wall, but now
it is the Lone Star and the Morgan
lines that cut the Mallory figures. The
end is in the fall, when the cotton bus
mess opens and cutting rates will
mean business.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS.
The following named are authorised
collectors Of the Light: Isa
II. @. SCHUMACHER, Advertising.
w. T. SCHUMACHER.
DAN c. BITTER, Subscription.
HARVEY L. STEELE
Subscribers are requested not to pay
their subscription without taking . re-
seipt. s-a- .--.--- r..as 4.
T. B. JOHNSON. Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

Trusts are increasing in the old
world, particularly in Germany and the
Capitalization idea is coming into more
general operation. This may be accord
ing to the eternal fitness in mon
archy where the rule of one is at the
expense of the many, but it is not the
thing in this country where the good
of the many is sought at the expense
of the few.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

There is no certainty that the sound
money Democrats of Ohio will sup
port the Mclean candidates for the
State Legislature. If they do not
there will be no show for Legislature
to be elected that will support Mclean
for the United States Senate. Hanna
goes
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

The Spectators are not ready to per-
nit that harbor on the Pacific coast
to be built. Stewart, of Nevada, the
rotten borough of the United States
is the advocate of the claims of those
who oppose the decision of the govern
ment engineers in the location at San
Pedro. Stewart has lost hiss influence
in the Senate and cannot reverse that
order
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

A blatant John Bull in Toronto tore
down an American flag, used by dec
orator as a sign of welcome to the
American delegates. 1t was not neces-
sary to arrest the fellow, but it was
done. Such men were born to make
others thankful that they are not like
them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

In the death of Judge Barnard San
Antonio has lost a citizen whom she
could i'll afford to spare. He was a
courteous gentleman, companionable
and deservedly held in high esteem
His health prevented his being as gen.
orally known as he otherwise would
but those who knew him found him al
ways man among men, to whom all
trusts were sacred
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

The Republican party now turns the
tables on the financial situation. One
year ago the banks had to come to the
aid of the treasury to prevent the
weakening Of the credit of the country
in the great mart of the nations. Now
the treasury is in condition to return
the service, if needed, and help the
banks over the bridge. The Republi-
can party does 1t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

1t is funny beyond conception to hear
occasionally on the streets or business
houses Of this city some unlabelled En-
glishman talking about the demented
condition of John Sherman. II one of
these fellows had Sherman's brains to
carry they would have to hire a dray
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19
DON'T LIE.

Abe Lincoln said you could fool all
of the people some of the time, some
of the people all of the time, but you
couldn't fool all of the people all Of the
time. 1t doesn't pay to lie, and there
are some people who don't have to and
won't lie. The G. A. Showers Furniture
Co, 2O3 West Commerce street tell the
unvarnished truth when they say that
they are the largest and cheapest fur
niture dealers in the southwest. 1S-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

When the sound money Democrats
in Kentucky and Ohio and Iowa are
on top, the Republican praty will
not be in condition to avail itself of
their assistance, and the old fight will
be on. Better far that the sound mon
ey Democrats carry those states than
that they fall into the hands OF the
silyerites. This year most of them will
go Republican.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

The firemen soaked that three inches
Of dust on Garden street until the gulf
breezes could not start hair. There
was all the difference in the street be-
fore the soaking and afterward that
there is between a curse and a bles-
sing. Do it some more times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

John Sherman, knows enough to tell
John Bull the unvarnished truth. That
is all there is in that report as to the
unfriendly note he has sent Salisbury
anent the Behring sea seals.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19
TO CORRESPONDENTS

All communications for this paper
should be accompanied by the name OF
the author, not necessarily for plbl-
cation, but as an evidence Of good faith
on the part of the writer. Write on
one side Of the paper In q Iiain hand.
Anonymous communications VIII not
be noticed. The Light will not be re-
sponsible for the statements of its cor
.espondents
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

weyler is making desperate efforts to
achieve something in Cuba, but Go
mez and the climate are two foes for
whom single he has no use, but COM
bimed they flax him out of time
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

There is not doubt that the coal
supply is not as great as the operators
represent and it may be that the needs
of the companies will force them to
arbitrate their disputes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

There are over $4,000 of Weyler's
forces in hospital, and more than that
number in camp unfit for regular duty.
These $4,000 require quite an army of
their own to wait on them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

The order to put the women in the
Kansas City jail on the rock pile has
cleared out the Jail, for the first time in
many months. The order was a wise
one as the results show.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

The Americans were strictly in it at
Henley. Two Americans were in it at
the half-final, one was in it at the fin
ale, and one was still in it after the
final was rowed
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

1t is tired arm and weary shoulders
that lay down the ice cream ladle at
midnight, after serving the unbroken
lines of icecreamers for 16 weary, NOR
tai, sultry hours.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

Governor Drake, of Iowa, falls on
the steps of the state capitoG and re-
opens an old wound in his thigh, re-
ceived during the late war, and is re-
ported suffering intensely.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

That trans Mississippi conference
comes down fiat-footed and square toed
for Hawaiian annexation and Cuban
recognition. They only voice the sem
timent of the country.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

There is a determined fight made to
defeat the Senate amendment to the
deficiency bill in the item for armor
plate. but the proposition to cut it
down to 5000 per ton is concurred in
despite the threat Of Boutelle that the
retaliation would be made on Cuban
vote.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

The Uniformity plan" for the settle
ment Of the great mining strike grows
in favor, and Mark Hanna throws the
entire weight OF his personal and bust
ness influence that way.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

The strike situation changes not, or
at least very slightly, but what little
change there is favors the strikers.
This is encouraging and it looks as
though ii might grow more so.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

This year is the first in which an
American has won the diamond SOULS
at Henley -on-the Thames. The Brit
ishers were sore over the defeat and
would not cheer the victor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

A new rank among letter carriers has
been instituted, that of a sergeant
They will act as heads of divisions of
carriers, and attend to the supervision
of routes and their divisions.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

If one of the thousands of strangers
within our gates is not satisfied with
his treatment and the good time he
has, then his name has not been hand
ed in to the reporters.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19
CITY CIRCULATION NOTICE.

CITY CIRCULATION NUIICH.
Mr.. Dan. C. Bitter, from date, has
been given entire charge of the City
circulation of the Daily and Sunday
Light, and will deliver papers to sub
scribers and collect for same. All COM
plaints for non-delivery and changes
can be given TO him or telephoned to
the office.
T. B. JOHNSON,
Manager San Antonio Light
San Antonio, Texas, May 3, 1885.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

Every promise for those expected
thousands within the borders of this
goodly city will be made good this
week. There is a good deal more than
the promise already in sight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

he always knows when the circus is
coming or the drill due or the camp
persimmon ready to be knocked down
by the longest pole. He is here now
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

When woman falls in love with the
picture of distant stranger home men
must be scarce.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

No one mourns for the losses sustain
ed by those who were gambling on thu
outcome of the tariff
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

Ex-Governor Hogg is coming to
camp to make himself solid with the
boys. He may be out of politics, but
he never loses an opportunity of max
ing friends of the voters of Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

Admiral Beardslee who goes to Ha-
wall has been in the naval service AZ
years and understands his business. He
is all right.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

There is a growing impression that
Japan is not ahead of China in much
that makes for a solid movement and
a developed industry.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

That slaughter of sleeping boys in
the Austin railway yards is one of the
most horrible occurrences of the year.
There is no law against death by per-
sonal carelesseness.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

Japan seems to prefer TO settle with
the United States to doing so with Ha-
wall. 1t will not take her so long,
there is that much in it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

1t is cold day in July when Hogg
has no time to taffy someone or some
thing. His efforts in that line are a
little strained at times, but he gets
there all the same.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

Free silver ought to be dead. The
Kentucy colonies have fired wads
enough into its carcass.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

The attempt to force the stock mark
ct down has been failure. Southern
stocks most of all.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

Penitentiary board has set the price
of convict labor way up over the fig
ures offered by cotton and sugar plan
ters. Better give them work by the
state and not hire them out.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

1t remains to be seen which comes
in first over the twentieth century
wire, the man who wears his pigtail
down his back, or the one who dres-
ses it as a scalp lock for his crown.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

This is Baby Bunting week. SOM
of the bunting is not much of baby
either.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

If Uncle Sam ever takes hold of that
Japanese topknot to straighten out the
yellow petticoated fellow, there will be
a lost scalp wandering around the isles
of Japan.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

San Antonio Parlor club files char
ter. The House-Top club is more il
order now.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

1t was a wide open Sunday but no
one was the worse. There is something
in the San Antonio atmosphere that
operates against drunkenness, rowdy-
ism and general debaucherie.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

Booth-Tucker starts west to plant
his first colony of workingmen on wes-
tern soil.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

That black eye that Kaiser Wilhelm
got on board his yacht is not the only
one he is likely to get before the politi-
cal yacht he sails enters it's final har-
Dor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

The sugar baTons have found that
the House conferees have backbone of
no ordinary kind. The amendments
to the schedule as made By the Senate
will not be consented to.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

Weyler is backing up the assertion
of competent critics in Madrid, to the
effect that the war in Cuba is a fall
|ure.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets-
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
i0c. &c II C. c. @. fail, druggists refund money.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

AID contracts or bills MUST be ap-
proved by the Secretary or Manager,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

pealed powerfully to him; and he honor
ed the soldier by adopting his name, TO
be afterwards embalmed in the fiy-leaves
of his books. Who is able to judge as to
the influence of a name? With a less mel
litiuous appeliation this genius might never
have amounted to shucks, and mankind
might never have been titillated with
those delightful verses. the style and SEN
timent of which are his own, purely or
iginal."
Mr.. Coogler. at the beginning of his
fifth volume, thus refers resignedly 20 his
manifest destiny:
The path is old and well-beaten, I know,
That leads DER the hills 10 fame:
I've started therein, and l cannot turn
back;
I've naught to regret, and no one to
blame.
Now, there are poets who might be dis
posed to blame the cook, for inducing dys-
pepsia. But Mr.. Coog;er cheerfully acquits
everybody of responsibility in the premises,
magnanimously shouldering the load him
self. In the same generous spirit he as
sures his critics that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
If should rise to lofty nights,
An humble heart shall be thereon;
And though you may be far below,
Remember, you | shall not scorn.

Remember, you l shall not scorn.
This raises the question who's been try
ing to hobble Coogler's Pegasus?
Whoever he may be, Goals of fire have now
been -heaped upon his head. The poet,
by the way, is not quite sure but that it
would be a good thing if he were to take
tumble while upon the path to fame:
Tho the course have taken be lonely and
dark;
Pitied, condemn'd by one and by all;
Yet the star of ambition is glowing for me-
Tho 1 stumble alas! 1 ne'er shall fall.
In the name of Orpheus, why "alasY'
Perish the thought of even footslip on
the part of genius which can make a
rhyme like this:
Alas! for the south, her books are few
She never was given to literature.
1t is possible that, Theoretically, the
rhyme is perfect taking the Columbia pro-
nunciation of literature" as the standard.
And then, there may be persons who will
be inclined to question the statement of
fact in the couplet. But is not the rhym-
ing of "few" and literature" a feat well
calculated to sink mere facts into insig-
nifcance?
1t must be observed. with sorrow, that
there is dash of cynicism in the gentle
poets nature. And, like must cynics, he
takes fling at woman:
AIasl poor woman. with eyes of sparkling
fire,
Thy heart is often won by mankinds gay
attire;
So weak thou art so very weak at best,
Thou canst not look beyond a satin-lined
vest.
What the woman In the case needs Is,
obviously, X-ray eyes. instead Of eyes OF
sparkling fire. with Rontgen-ray peppers
she could look beyond the satin lined vest
and sec what a fellow had for dinner Wis
ions of onions and steak and potatoes or
perchance boarding house hash, in process
OF digestion would unquestionably aid dis
enchantment
South Carolina, also. comes In for a
share OF criticism:
Alas! Cardinal Cardinal fair land Of my
birth,
Thy name will go down as marvel in
As being the greatest educational center
on earth,
At the cost Of mems blood thro' thy zone
X whisky.
Tillmanlsm Is responsible for that. Moth
ing but zone X Palmetto" with the name
blown In the bottle, could have induced
such n rhyme
This gem suggests that the poet ought
to go into politics. 70 the Senate II posi-
BILE. where unclosable mouths are worked
on fun time: