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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26

and no matter what the evidence, he
his decision express his sympathy.
In this case the defendant proved
that the boy had been hired to do
chores work for his board and that it
had been expressly stipulated that
he was not to receive money payment.
The Justice considered the case with
frowning brows and laboring brains
for some time. And then he announc-
ed that the plaintiff had failed to
prove his case.
But" he added, 1.-THE boy is poor
boy and it would be a shame if he
did not get something out of this suit.
de is entitled to something and |
hereby award him the defendants
black mare that is tied in front Of the
door,"
The same Justice had to decide a
unique breach of promise suit
Among the Mexicans it is the univer-
sal custom for the bridegroom to de-
fray all the expenses of the wedding.
He must furnish the brides rousseau
and all the housekeeping equipment,
and he must pay for the wedding
feast and all the native wine the
,NtSto Nhi lIC may Dt 50 DOOG
that he will have to live with his
wife's parents afterwards, but he
must not think of matrimony until he
has money enough to pay for the
whole affair, from the first article in
his brides trousseau to the photograph
in their wedding garments, which
they invariably have taken after the
fast is over. A Mexican bridegroom
would no more expect his bride TO pay
for her wedding clothes than an
American lover would expect his
bride to pay for the license.
An elderly Mexican in the town of
Las Cruces, whose heart was as warm
as his head was white had gained the
promise of a pretty young senorita
and together they went to the store to
buy the trousseau. From under her
long black lashes she flashed her
black eyes at him with such effect
that he opened wide his purse and
bought her all the pretty clothes she
wanted. And the Senorita took adj
vantage OF the occasion to want pref
much everything she saw. AS soon
as she had got the pretty things stow
| ed away at home she Tilted her eld-
| erly lover, and would not allow him
to come to her house. While clad in
the dresses he had paid for she would
sail past him in the street with her
head in the air and give him not the
least notice. That was too much for
a hot-hearted but cool-headed lover
to stand, and he brought suit for
breach of promise, asking damages to
the amount of the value of the trou-
sseau. 1t came out ON the trial that
the elderly lover had borrowed the
money with which he had bought the
| wedding finery. Then the Justice de-
cided in the girls favor on the ground
that the things didn't belong to the
man because he had not bought them
with his own money.
Many of these Mexican Justices
cannot speak English. But that is
not so much Of disqualification as
it might appear. for the territorial
law commands all court proceedings
to be carried on in both English and
Spanish. Every Mexican court has
its official interpreter, and every word
is spoken in either language by Judge
lawyers or witnesses, is translated
aloud into the other tongue.
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have tried everything in an effort
to secure relief. but finally gave up
the idea of being helped. Recent
ly tried Munyon's Heart Cure
and il gave me almost instant RELIEF.
carry a bottle Of il in my pocket all the
time, to be used in case of an emergency.
/ have also been troubled with severe
distress in my stomach. accompanied by
pains and drawing up of the intestines.
At times felt that l would die. / pur-
chased a bottle of Munyon's Dyspepsia
Cure and l am happy to say that the
first dose cured me-"
A. G. Austin, No. Harper's Court,
South Bend, Ind, a veteran of the war,
who contracted rheumatism while in the
army, and is also suffering from the
effects of sunstroke, says: have been
using the Munyon Rheumatism Cure
since last Monday. 1 have derived more
benefit and greater relief from the medi-
cine than any that have ever used; in
deed one feature is very remarkable;
my little finger, which has been perfectly
stiff, as though il had no joint in 1t, and
always in my way. which L have NOT
been able to bend for many years, has
become supple and plant and can now
close ii into the palm of the hand in a
natural way. ! an delighted with Mum
yons medicine"
Munyon has a separate cure for each
disease Al all druggists, mostly 70 cent?
vial.
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New York Sun.

New York Sun.
Albuquerque, n. NJ, Nov. d.
Among the wild, weird and wonder
full things to be found in the south
west are the decisions sometimes
made by Mexican Justices of the
Peace. Most of the Justices in this
territory are Mexicans. A few OF
them are men of succient intelligence
and education to know something
about the first principles of law, but
most of them are very meagerly
equipped.
One such administrator of the law
holding office in northern New Mexico
decided that it was his duty to try a
man who had been charged with
murder. Accordingly he impanneled
a jury of six persons and tried the
case. The jury found the man guilty,
and the justice at once ordered the
man to stand up for sentence. He
delivered a long lecture to the muir
derer upon the Nervousness of his
crime and warned him never to ap-
pear in his court again upon such a
charge. Then he impressively pro-
nOunced the sentence-$5 and costs
and dismissed the court, his face
beaming with pride and satisfaction
over his oratOrical effort.
Before another Mexican Justice of
| the Peace who dispensed his ideas of
law in southern New Mexico there
came Mexican man and maid to be
| tied in wedlock. The Judge looked
them over critically, and apparently
had doubts about the compatibility
of their tempers, for he put a time
limit upon the combination and as he
pronounced the words which made
them man and wife, he added with
only" As they went away he told
them if the were dissatisfied with
their venture before that time to
come back and he would divorce them
for the same fee.
Still another who won his fame in
Teyas, tried a men for some petty
Offense, and found him guilty, and
fined him S. and costs. But this was
too much for the prisoner at the bar
who declared that he could not pay
the fine; that he had not so much
money in the world. The Justice
looked him over with fine, large Tex
an contempt for any one so ornery
shrugged his shoulders, and turned
to the marshal with the nonchalan
alternative:
Very well. Then take him out t.
the mesa and shoot him.
One venerable disciple of the law
.. who for long time has balanced tn,
scales of justice in the town of La,
Cruces, is famous through all the re
gion for his remarkable decisions. Be
: fore him a Mexican boy, through hi
, father, sued an American rancher TO
, $50. which he claimed as the wages
due for three months work. Be
: tween n Mexican and an American
any Mexican Justice can always Sc,
that the right is plainly on the sid
/ of the sutton of his own nationality
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AT THE OLD STAND.
RONSE & wAHLSTAB.

Still hold forth. They want to re-
mind you of the fact tnat the H0LI-
DAYS are near at hand and solicit
your trade for the OLDEST and BEST
BRANDS of WINES. WHISTLES,
CORDIALS, MINERAL WATERS.
FANCY LIQUORS, CIGARS, Etc.
They respectfully ask you to call and
inspect their varied stock of wet
goods and cigars, among which you
will find many useful as well as sub
statial XMAS and NEW YEARS
GIFTS for yourself and friends.
Mail orders solicited. 121 West
Commerce street.
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RuCKIdN,s ARNICA sALvE.

Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
ChiIblains, Corns and all skin erup-
tions, and positively cures piles, or
no pay required. 1t Is guaranteed TO
give pe-sect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per boz. For
sale by F. Kaiteyer & Son.
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~ 80 ~ - =
OF the heart.
During some
of the spells
that l had IL
amounted to
almost heart
failure. These
spells were ac-
conpanied by
pains extend
ing down the
left side and
arm. My case
was so severe
that the Gov
eminent is
paying me a
pension on ac-
count of IL. ]
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DOGBERRIES.
WILD WEIRD JUSTICE BY MEN
ICAN MAGISTRATES.

Tale of Murder-A Marriage With
Limits-A Fine of S. With an Al
tentative of Being Shot-Justice for
II Poor Boy-An old Mexiean's
Breach 0t Promise Suit
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Veterans Stories.
Old Soldiers Tell About Mum
y0n's Great Victories.

Mr.. d. Il. Clark, member Of the Union
Veteran Legion, No. l, and residing at
Glenwood, Twenty-third Ward, Pitts
burg, says: a. suffered for twenty years
The herald., 1897-09-27

lies In the suggestion that our wisest
policy Is to prepare for the coming con-
test by strengthening and adding to our
national oefenses, by becoming mas
ters of the points d. appui in the Carib-
bean sea, and holding its isthmus as the
nexus where will meet the cords
binding the east to the west. That we
should construct and control the Mica
ragua canal and build and organize
that sea power upon which predomi-
nance in the Caribbean must ever de-
pend"
The days Of prophecy. indeed, are
over, and 1t is not given to the wisest or
most learned of men to forecast the fu-
ture. Captain Mahan may be laboring
under a delusion, and the twentieth h
century may come and go without i'm
pugning the integrity of the time hon
ored foreign policy Of the United States.
Still 1t is a fact that the public senti-
ment of this country has been drifting
in the direction Of Increasing our COM
merce by every legitimate means, and
Americans are now, more than ever be-
fore, active to the wisdom Of the Wash
intonian theory that the best, if not the
only safe way to insure peace, is to be
ever ready for war.
The herald., 1897-09-27

convention can properly do 10 to re-
solve that the government shall be
administered with economy, ard that no
more money shall be expended than a
sum for which the people shall receive
an equialent in benefits.
The state rate would have been con-
siderably higher than 1t Is had not Gov
ernor Budd freely used his pruning
knife, and. crushed the spirit Of extrav-
agance that seemed to pervade the legis-
lature. The bulwark Of extravaganza
Is in the election of better men to state,
county and municipal offices. and more
especially to the legislature, better
set on the whole than composed the late
Duckworth legislature, men who have
the intelligence to comprehend their
duty to the people and the integrity to
carry correct principles into practical
execution.
Inordinate expenses Of government
have become a serious burden all over
the nation, and not less SO in California
than elsewhere. Though we have no
election. this year, 1t will be wisdom
for the people to give thought to this
subject now and continuously until
called upon to elect a new legislature
and new state, county and municipal
officials. There will not be the greatest
economy and integrity in government
unless the people apply compulsion.
The herald., 1897-09-27
The New Mineral in Barbados

An important discovery of aephaltum
deposits in the island Of Barbados of
the West Indies, is now reported. The
mineral Is called manjak, and it bids
fair, according to the accounts, to out
rival in point of utility, all similar SUBJ
stances found in various parts of the
world. The manjak is black, possessing
high luster, and having a bright chon-
choidal fracture, in appearance re-
sembling newly broken pitch. In Barba-
does these newly discovered deposits are
found very near and sometimes even
upon the surface Of the ground in seams
varying from a foot to two feet in thick
ness running usually at an angle Of
about forty degrees and in close proxim-
ity to rocks. The substance is supposed
to have been formed by the drying up
and consolidation of petroleum, which is
abundant in the same localities, and Is
often seen oozing out of the ground or
floating down the streams. In compost
tion 1t Is not unlike Trinidad pitch, the
Utah gilsonite, and the Canadian al
berthe, though of superior quality to any
of these. An analysis of the best quality
manjak is found to contain of moisture
200; volatile organic matter, 70S5; nom
volatile organic matter, 26.97; mineral
quite cuIHInS up ~sanuaIu.
Among the various uses to which the
article has been applied successfully
mention Is made of the following: As
insulation for electric wires; as var
nishes of the best quality; as bituminous
concrete in asphalt roads and pave
ments; as fuel, mixed with peat or other
organic matter.-New York Sun.
The herald., 1897-09-27
A Piano Made bv oaribaldi

In the window of an old shop in New
York city Is very small piano, made by
Garibaldi when in this country. The
great general was really candle maker,
but when work was slack and with
plenty of leisure on his hands, he made
a miniature piano, about four feet long
1t is Of rustic make, the legs awkward
and plain, but rather picturesque In
color,with carvings something like what
we see 50 often in Switzerland. The
keys still have their whiteness, while
the owners name is in full just above
the keyboard. AS a piano it is really OF
no value, but as an odd-looking and in
teresting curio the shopkeeper values i
at high price.
The herald., 1897-09-27
A NICE QUESTION

The European mind Is at present
racked over the question as to whether
the czar was more cordial in the re-
cent receptions to the German kaiser or
to the French president. Hislanguage has
been scanned and studied, but as his
speeches were carefully written and re-
vised before delivering, 1t Is difficult to
determine from them the difference, If
any, in degree Of cordially. 1t requires
very delicate and nicely adjusted bal
ances to determine whether there was
preponderance to the one side or the
other. From the speeches the question
is left in apparently insoluble doubt
The inquiry then proceeds to the mani
festations by the Russian people. The
French claim that the enthusiasm was
more general and hearty over President
Faure than over Emperor Wilhelm. On
the other hand, it Is claimed that the
Russian people are so disciplined that
they shout only as they are directed, and
that the apparent spontaneity Of popu-
lar 6utHuSldSul ONeI ( tColuCHl L dhA c W 40
ordered to make an impression on the
French people. The czar did not use
the word alliance in either Of his speeches
of welcome, and Bismarck scouts the
idea of an alliance between France and
Russia.
Well informed and close observers Of
European politics. are. Of the opinion
that the purposes of the czar are to pre-
vent war between France and Germany
and to draw them to his support in car
rying out the overshadowing scheme Of
his government, which is Asiatic ag-
grandizement; that the entire pro-
ceedings were intended to develop
anti British affiliations and sentiment.
Some of these observers and stu
dents Of European politics inti-
mate the opinion that the upris-
ing against the British in Asia re-
ceives its inspiration from St. Peters
burg. Russian diplomacy Is intelligent
and subtle. and for century. at least,
every czar has been sedulously in
structed in diplomatic art. 1t may be
The herald., 1897-09-27
CLEANER STREETS PROMISED

The Merchants and Manufacturers
association has nearly completed the
details Of its plan for having the lead
ing downtown streets Of the city swept
by hand. The council having the right
to abrogate any partor all of the present
contract under which the streets are
supposed to be cleaned, there Is no valid
obstacle in the way Of granting the
petition Of the association, which asks
that certain portions of Main, Spring,
Broadway First, Second and Third
streets be swept by hand as an expert
ment.
The business men not members Of the
association are being asked to join in
making the petition, and 1t is fair to
assume that the hand weeping plan
will at once be given fair trial by the
council.
The work as done under the present
contract Is almost wholly unsatisfac-
tory. 1t does not seem that any great
improvement has as yet been accom-
plished through the change in inspect
ors, although the new man has hardly
had time to show the measure Of his
usefulness
Sanitation, business, the contingency
of injury to stocks Of goods and the
inadequacy OF the present system de-
mand change, and the hand-sweeping
plan promises the best results. The
small extra expense entailed is not to
be seriously considered, in view of the
benefits to be derived.
The herald., 1897-09-27
An Ancient Lesson in Advertising

Conscientious Americans with habit
OF feeling mortified by their country's
crudeness and by the spirit of advertis-
lrag strong within us have som etimes
gained sorry comfort at the sight of
the London buses. Only the most prac-
ticed eye can discover their route and
destination, so hopelessly are these
items of information tau. ed up with
instructive legends concerning AS un-
.rivalled condensed milk with BIS peer
less hair dye and C's supremely excel
lent jams. But If this were not enough
to act as balm to aesthetically sensi-
tive American nerves, there is In Lon
don another precedent for universal ad-
vertising which even the late lamented
Mr. Barnum would respect 1t is ir. St.
Saviour's church-one of the Oldest in
London.
There is tomb in one of the inches
with an imposing tablet in the wall be-
hind it, and a wonderful effigy upon It.
And carved in quaint old English letter.
ing upon the tablet are the lines:
Here Lockyer lies, inferred enough; his
name
Speaks one hath few competitors in fame.
A name SO create. so generalle, may scorne
adOrne
A diminution tits to write in verse
His eulogies which most mems mouths re-
hearse.
His virtues and his Pills are soc we'll known
That envy can't confine them under stone.
But they survive his dust and not expire
TIL all things else at 'th UNIVERSAL fire.
This verse Is lost. His Pill emhai,ns his
To future rimes without an epitaph.
Lockyer was quack doctor of the fif-
teenth or sixteenth century, whose
mourning "relict" took this simple and
ingenious method Of perpetuating the
fame Of his wares.-New York Jour-
nal
The herald., 1897-09-27
THE TAX RATE

In examining the tax levies OF the sew
eral counties it is observable that the
rate is generally higher this year than ii
was last year. Whether the people will
have to pay more money this year de-
pends upon how the assessments for the
two years compare The rate for the state
exceeds that of last year by about
cents on the $100. The people will be
required to actually pay more money
than they did last year. not only on ac-
count Of the higher rate, but for the
reason that the state on the whole is
richer and the aggregate Of assessments
is greater.
1t has been the practice Of both polit-
ical parties to pass resolutions declaring
that expenditures by the state govern
ment shall not exceed a certain rate of
taxation, and whichever has held its
state convention last has gone its antag-
onist one better, or in other words, has
underbid it. This practice is demon
strated folly, for the legislature has ap-
propriated in utter disregard Of party
pledges. Nominally 1t may have en-
deavored to respect the rate prescribed
in the party platforms, knowing that 1t
can be evaded by raising valuations
and If the county assessors fail, the
board Of equalization can come to the
rescue. All parties should be above such
claptrap or demagogism.
No convention can say what the rate
shall be. for emergencies may arise
which cannot be foreseen. and which
will require unusual expenditures. What
The herald., 1897-09-27
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Another Chance

If Los Angeles does not accept the
proposition of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association to sweep the
streets by hand for three months, as
an experiment, there is no need of the
offer going begging for acceptance. The
streets of Monrovia are at their disposal.
We make this offer without the aid or
consent" of the city fathers, relying
upon the people generally to back us
up in the offer. Come on with your
rooms.-Monrovia Mess nger
The herald., 1897-09-27
Lamentation

Ended Is the long vacation,
Joyous time of recreation.
Now, without much jubilation,
Children turn to education,
While their teachers through the nation
Waste no time in graduation.
Some regard with CONSERVATION
To return the regulation.
Others feel evaporation,
Thus recalled from dissipation.
There is frequent Lamentations:
School to many seems vexation,
Tribulation, desolation.
And acquiring information
Isn't fun, like osculation.
So, without much exultation,
They resume their occupation.
In a word, the situation
Rather damps exhilaration.
From the Somerville (Mass.) Journal.
The herald., 1897-09-27
Work for the Two Emperors

The c2ar has been at Warsaw pacify-
irg the Poles, and the Austrian emperor
Is at Totis endearing himself to the
Hungarians Now if the czar and en-
peror would but come to Pennsylvania
and help pacify both Hungarians and
Poles, bringing King Humbert along to
soothe the Italians, it would be an as
tonishingly fine thing. The monarchs
could also give pointers on dreibunds
and zweibunds that would be greatly
appreciated by the faction-torn Repub-
licans Of Pennsylvania.-Phila delphia
Record.
The herald., 1897-09-27
SHE WISHED TO TELL HIM

The woman was very careful In
opening the door, but he had on tooth
pick shoes, and he got one Of them in
side the door before she could slam il
again
She waited for him to lead off, and
spared for an opening.
Madam" he said, as he set his bag
down on the top step, II have some ar
ticles here that are indispensable to
every housekeeper. This new pattern
dripper Little Jumbo coffee pot saves
it's cost every week that you use it. OBJ
serve the improved arrangement of"-
II don't want it," said the woman.
1--WE have small
Just the thirtg for a small family
ma'am. Forty per cent of the coffee is
wasted with any other pot. If you
don't want coffee pot let me show you
something else. Idiotina, the latest
parlor game out. Fascinating, instruc-
tive, educational. All the young people
go wild over it. Makes dull evenings fly
like"-
\ Il tell you we have small''-
Finest thing for small children here
you ever saw. Saftey pin, with music
box attachment. If the pin sticks, the
boX plays. Don't want it? Well, when
you see this latest improved clothes lire
and pins you'll wonder how you have
managed to live all this time without
them. The line fastens'-
Don't want it. Besides, we've got
small
Small yards are just what they are
made for. The lines self-fastener,
can be attached to tree, side of the house
or brick wall, smooth surface no OBJ
stacle. The pins were invented by"-
Take your foot out of the door" said
the woman. "I've been trying to tell
you we've got smallpox in the house,
and'-
During the four seconds the agent
took to slam the things into his bag and
tumble down the steps he managed to
say:
why In thunder didn't you say so?
Some women can talk an hour without
conveying the idea they want to-
Tid-Bits.