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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-11
STUART, THE PAINTER.
Curious Hits Born of His Faculty For
Reading Faces.


Reading Faces
81 don't want people TO look at my
pictures and say how beautiful the dra-
perry is The face is what care about, "
said Stuart, the great American painter.
He was once asked what he considered
the most characteristic feature Of the
face. He replied by pressing the end OF
his pencil against the tip of his nose,
distorting it oddly.
His faculty at reading physiognomy
sometimes made curious hits There
, was q person in Newport celebrated for
his powers of calculation, but in other
respects almost an idiot. One day
Stuart, being in the. British museum,
came upon a. bust whose likeness was
apparently unmistakable. Calling the
curator, he said, i see you have head
of Calculating Jenny"
e Calculating JemmyP" repeated
the curator, in aniazement. "That il
the head Of Sir Isaac Newton. - =
On another occasion, while dining
with the Duke of Northumberland, his
host lprivily called his attention to q
gentleman and asked the painter if he
knew him. Stuart had never seen him
before bats ss-t hsaH la.~ hzs ans
Tell me what sort of man he is. I"
4 may speak frankly?" .,,.a.. :.
ELsfBy all means. = "a bttabaHSH,
''Well, if the Almighty ever wrote n
iegible hand he is the greatest rascal
that ever disgraced society,""
IL &lat S,,,a ok
torney who had been detected in sundry
dishonorable acts.
Stuart's daughter tells a pretty story
of her fathers garnet, where many of
his unfinished pictures were stored:
"The garnet was my playground, and
a beautiful sketch of Nine. Bonaparte
was the idol that worshiped. At last
I got possession of colors and an old
panel and fell to work copying the pic
ture. Suddenly heard frightful roar
ing sound. The kitchen chimney was on
fire. Presently my father appeared, to
see if the fire was likely to do any dam
age. He saw that looked very foolish
at being caught at such presumptuous
employment and pretended not to see
me. But presently he could not resist
looking over my shoulder. '
'"',tWhy, boy, said he--so he used to
address me-'you must not mix your
colors with turpentine. You must have
some oil. +" r ..as sdts
1t is pleasant to add that the little
girl who thus found her inspiration
eventually became portrait painter Of
merit. Youths Companion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-11
VIVA. was He There For,

''Mr. Speaker" the new member
quavered, II should like TO rise to a
question of privilege"
"The gentleman from Kansas has the
floor"
81 want to know If ! got right to
mention that / got lot of pure Jersey
heifers to sell in the speech ! AN going
to have put in The Record for circula
tion IN my Observation-Disclosures En-
ouirer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-11
with the Light Turned Down.

do you notice any increase in your
gas bills since your daughters are old
enough to receive company, professor?''
''You have recalled something, sir.
that is inexplicable to me. We regard
mathematics as fixed science, and yet
it is q fact that pay less for gas than
when the entire household used to re-
tire together. les astounding, DE
troit Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-11
The Spear.

In old days, when the spear was used
as weapon of war, men had to be very
careful how they carried ii. II in e
strange country they bore their spears
point forward, it was taken as decla-
ration of war. while if they carried
them on their shoulders with the point
backward they were treated as friends
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-11
LIST OF CITY LAMPS.

II =
iFourth Street Bridge.
2 Oakland and Brooklyn avenue,
Augusta and Brooklyn avenue.
4 Dallas and Lexington avenue.
Romano and Augusta.
Camden and Richmond avenue.
: Baltimore avenue and Elmiras
Romano and Main avenue.
9 Macon and Main avenue.
10 Cypress and Main avenue.
IL Craig Place and Main avenue.
L. Mistletoe and BelknapA
10 Maverick and Cypress.
IA San Pedro avenue and Laurel.
Is San Pedro Springs. tsE
l6 San Pedro Springs.
II San Pedro Springs.
Is San Pedro Springs.
10 San Pedro Springs gate.
20 San Pedro avenue and Warren.
q Hill and North Flores.
% Macon and North Flores.
20 Laredo and Ruiz. A
"a jackson and Macon. u
% San Pedro avenue and Elmira
26 Romano and North Flores.
81 Belvin and North Flores,
IS Newton alley and North Flores.
20 Soledad and Girard.
80, Convent and Augusta.
81 ST. Mary's and Martin.
50 Navarro and Martin. q
33 Travis park. Ff
"a Navarro and Houston. ke
IS Navarro street bridge.
SO Water and North.
{ 81 Commerce and Rusk. g,t /
I 50 Bowie and Blum. ~ \ .illSj
80 Bowie and Crockett.
40 Houston and Elm. 'sa.' S<sa
Al Commerce and Live Oak
AZ Sycamore and Narp.
43 Commerce and Walnut.
A Commerce and Hackberry. u -
Is Dakota and blackberry.
46 Olive and Wyoming.
AZ Starr and Monumental.
As Pine and Dakota. n,t {
40 Commerce and Pine. tkb
so Commerce and New Braunfels. |
81 North Commerce and Gevers.
50 Mitman and Dakota.
So Virginia and Meerscheidt.
"a Porter and Covers.
So Porter and Skinner.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-11

II is my creed that a man has no
claim upon his fellow creatures beyond
bread and water and grave, unless he
can win it by his own strength or skill
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-11
LOCATION OF FIRE ALARM
100 .IttFH. ..f4 nnVEC siH+ lr..s

| OF nre alarm boxes as compiled by
Chief Collins up to date.
| l2-Soledad and Commerce street.
| l3-Navarro, and Commerce streets
14-Commerce and Alamo streets.
15-Junction South Laredo and Pecos
streets.
16-Aransas Pass depot.
17-South Flores and Lachapelle
streets. IL. ..,5ii -
1S-Union Stock Yards. s. y
19-Cotton Compress.
2l-Houston street and Avenue c.
23-Houston and st. Mary's streets.
24-West Commerce and Pecos
a streets. Lt
25--Pecos and Matamoros streets.
26-Military Plaza. ..,a.
27-HoustOn and North Flores streets
2S-Houston and San Saba streets.
29LCity Hospital. t' 'et't
31-Salado and Leal streets.
32-San Marcos and Ruiz streets.
34-East street and Lake View Ave-
nue.. a'te'' '.-'''''
35-Salinas and Main Avenue.
36-Flores and Romano streets.
37-San Pedro Avenue and Eimlra
streets.
3s-San Pedro avenue and Warren
streets.
3e-North Flores and Marshall SITS.
41-San Pedro avenue and Laurel
streets.
42-Fiores streets and Fredericks-
burg road.
43-San Pedro Avenue and Locust
streets.
45-Main Avenue and Park Avenue.
l6-Main Avenue and Macon street.
47-Lexington Avenue and Augusta
street.
Soledad and Giraud streets. 8"
4o-Waters Pierce Oil Co.
t23-Grand Opera House. -.
lo1-South Flores and Nueya streets.
South Flores and Arsenal streets
126-Martln and Jefferson streets.
I27-Ayenue d and Eighth street,
I2S-San Pedro Avenue and Romano
r street. c,.,i4,., s.........s a., s.l.s-,
,32-Avenue B and Ninth street.
134-Lene Star Brewery. f..,. i. $50
Sunset Hose House. .. So
l36-Austin and Duval streets.
137-City Brewery. r.8a, il,
142-Austin and Carson streets
143-NIilitary Avenue anu Graysoh
,.1 b. street f-,i 1.4i...,.r..l .s,, s4,I -
,45-New Braunfels Ave. and Gray
..''r' son street. s"{t.'4 az ~ iHts
,52APine and Crosby streets. a"l
153-Olive and BurlesOn streets. go
1HAOlive and Nolan streets. a@a ,
t62ELaurel Heights. a. -r
163-West' End. ""'l a'''' ea''t'ia'..
2134Nolan and Walnut streets
214LAyenue L aud Sixth street. "a
215-Aycnue C and Fifth street. 80
o16-Comrnerce and Medina streets.
217-Nolan and Elm streets. h,'''"H
and Bowie streets.
234-East Commerce and Wainu'
street.
235-Water and North streets, Rel
mann's mill.
236-East Commerce and Olive streets
241-Water and Goliad streets.
243-Goliad and Santa Clara streets.
251-Englne house No. 3, Water and
Alamo.
253 -Camargo and Labor streets.
254--Presa and Nueva streets.
261-Presa and Pereida streets.
264-Junction Laredo and East streets
312-Alamo and Villitta streets.
addition.
BIB. .s..s.... 80 $780,
316-Carr hill. '!&
and Mill streets
324-Mill and Adams streets.
S25-King William and Beauregard
streets.
412-west Commerce and Colorado
streets.
Washington The tire.
415-west Commerce nnd Pinto streets
421-Bella Union The4tre.' f'..f'i.r' -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-11

Job Printing in all its b. anches at
the Daily Light Job Office; prices
How as any in the city. Give usI
"a call. /
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09

A sailor, an Englishman, this time,
has received the Albert medal for
bravery. He was captain of steamer
which was wrecked in the Red sea. She
began to sink, but another steamer Rove
in sight, and with great difficulty, owing
to the darkness and the heavy sea, the
passengers and crew were rescued. The
last boat to leave was loaded heavily,
and a call was made for the captain,
who, in such cases. is always the last
to leave his ship. This time the captain
refused to leave unless the boat would
also take an injured and helpless fire.
man. The boats officer claimed that
there was no room, and as the wrecked
steamer began to settle, the boat was
pulled away. In few minutes DOWN
went the ship, but to the surPrife of
everybody the heroic captain came to
the surface, holding the fireman in his
arms. Fifteen minutes elapsed tRfore
the rescuing boat could reach him. but
eventually the captain and fireman were
picked up.-Golden Days.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09
SOME OF THE NEW HATS.
Tullc II Used for Trimming and, OF
Course, Flowers Are Plentiful.

There arc plenty of picture hats
among the new styles, and the tullc ties
and loops come in nicely as artistic ad-
ditions to the costume. fiou can have
tulle ties on any kind Of q hat. 1t is
not necessary to have bonnet to put
them on. Green and violet t'ille are
the prcttiest colors. An exquisite lit
tie hat is made of yellow straw-straws,
l was going to say, for the hat is
peculiar arrangement of little straws,
set side by side, with violet at the end,
forming an edge of violets all around
the brim. Tulle loops almost conceal
the crown. Another dream (dream
seems an especially appropriate term
for tullc hat has u combination OF
two shades of green tulle. There Is
absolutely nothing on the hat-n
round. black strnw--but some stand
up frills of light and dark green tuile
around the crown. Almost anybody
can have u hat like this. All that IS
necessary to do is to buy an untrimmed
hat and cover it over with tullc. A
flower or two to stand up at the back
or Mt the left side of the front is a
great addition. The tullc ties are
knotted in large bow under the chin.
Flowers underneath the brim are set
at the back, where most of the hats turn
up. In the case of nose hats that
tin down over the face, the brim is not
always bent up at the back, but in
stead the whole hat is proppcd up, as 1t
were, with hank of flowers and rib
bon. Small button roses are very
pretty for the bandeauy under the brim.
Flower hats are fashionable for
women If all ages. a violet bonnet is
suitable for an elderly lady with white
hair, but made in another shape it be-
fits golden-haired lassie quite as weai'
IN. Y. Merucry.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09

"Only few weeks ago young actor
out of work was notified by his land
lady on the North side that he would
have to pay his rent on certain Sat
urday or vacate his room. He had no
money, and told her so, but she was
pitiiess. Now, this is what a man will
do when he is desperate: He waited
until Saturday afternoon and then went
to friend of his and said: I'm going
out calling tonight and want to bor-
row your gold watch, SO can put up a
good 'front.' The friend loaned him the
watch, and in less than half en- hour he
had pawned it for twenty dollars. Then
he tolegraphcd to suburban town and
engaged hall for Monday night He
went to hotel where professionals
hang out and engaged six of them to
assist him in show. He gave them
their parts to study on Sunday. and
sent one of them ahead to flood the
suburb with yellow posters On Mon
day morning he took them out to the
town. This exhausted his funds. All
that day he passed bills E7"ry family
in town received a dozen. That night
he played the hero to a full house.
After paying salaries and getting his
company back to town he had money
enough to redeem his watch and make
3 payment to his lnndlady. That's
what call Chicago enterprise Any
one can get upa show with money. but
it taxes a genius to do as he did,
Chicago Record
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09
CHURCH IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Tho Soldiers Hate Ia Turn Out for tn
Parade.

The Soldiers Hate Ia Turn Out for the
Parade.
On recent Sunday there was q
church parade at which the bishop of
Mashonaland officiated. Church pa
raaes ere not, and never will be, popular.
There appears to be Il prejudice in
grained into the troopers nature
against the institution, and there is
some truth in the saying that the af-
fair is the cause of more blasphcmy
than DEVOTION.
Fall in there for church parade" is
first heard, and then q subdued buzz
runs along the lines. which, if at
tentivcly analysed, results in being
found to be q coaglomcration of such
expressions as "Where the deuce is
nv bayonet belt?" Course thesc spurs,
they won't fiji" and then there is the
long, continuous growl OF u string OF
oatls from the man who is looking
apoplcctic in a struggle to get on a
pair Of top boots. don't mean by the
foregoing that men dislike church.
Far from it; but they hate the forfaali.
, ty which is gone through most heartily
In the evening there was voluntary
service in one of the improyised tents
which was well attended, although
ones gravity was sorely tried when
the bishop, whose discourse was rem
dercd almost inaudiblc By tho clattel
of plates made by an enterprisinf
coolic cook in the near vicinity, suss
gestei that some one should
''Tell the gentleman washing thu
plates and things that little less nois'
would be more cdifying."- Diamond
! CicldS Advertiser.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09
THE MUsTACHE.
How 1t Became . symbol Of Liber ~ IN
Fraternity.

How 1t Became . symbol Of Liber ~ an
Fraternity.
The mustache, that questionable
adornment of u mans upper lip, is
trembling in the balance. The fashion
lble man of the hour who eschews this
time-honored ornament will tell you
that it is crying and unnecessary evil,
and is bound to go. And where can one
find better criterion of such momch-
tous subjects than the fashionable man
OF the hour? In years to come the
grandchildren of q beardless race may
have to turn to their encyclopedias to
End out what mustache was. Antici-
pating this, says the Cincinnati Enquir-
er, q sort of advance sheetmay be found
in tho following: -:
The home Of the mustache is in Spain.
After the Moors first invaded the coun-
try the Christian and Moslem popula-
ton becnme SO mixed that it was diff
cult to say which were Moors and which
were Spaninrds. ~,
The Spanish then hit upon a means
by which they could at once distin-
guish their brethren. They did not
shave their lips any longer, and they
allowed tuft of hair to grow below
the mouth, so that their boards formed
the rude outline of cross.
Thus the mustachc became q symbol
Of liberty and fraternity.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Photographic plates are not affected
by light at depth of $50 feet in the
ocean.
1t is asserted by local surveyors that
the government survey located about
$500 acres of good farming land" in
side the limits of Klamat lake, Oregon.
Two men intoxicated and driving .
large gray horse hitched to a wagon
loaded with dynamite were arrested in
Willimantic, Conn.,, the other day while
driving at a gallop. =
Wooden trcstle structures in the
United States aggregate 1000 miles in
length and represent an expenditure of
$6O,000,O00. AS they must be replaced
about once in nine years the annual
outlay is about $7,Coo,U00.
"a cow has been known to recognize
the picture of calf; and the tiger
is said to be drawn to trap by pic
ture of a companion. The timid horse,
however, takes no notice of q picture,
and the cat will not spring at a painted
bird.
Mrs. Hugh Allen Spencer, u young
woman of Jackson, Ky, was busily en-
gagged in her household duties, when
some children rushed in and announced
that a fire had broken out in the kitchen.
The eXcit ment was too great for the
woman and she passed into insensibility,
dying in short time.
The shark, which is the most vo-
racious of all fishes, will, if opportunity
offers, readily snap up u bird. But as
sea birds are far too wary to be often
caught mapping, the sharks diet in this
form is actically confined to birds
that have been wounded, or which have
fallen into the sea from exhaustion,
such as migratory and other land birds.
An old liquor bill against Ethan
Allen is in the possession of resident OF
Fairhaven, VT. 1t is dated April Is,
1889, and goes to show that, like some
other sturdy heroes of revolutionary
fame, Ethan Allen had fair capacity
and liking for liquor. The bill contains
a number of items of "thrcc pence for
Zip" and 'two shillings" for bottles OF
rum.
"A cat belonging to resident OF
Cameron, Mo-, is nursing n litter of
wild rabbits and caring for them with
lnotherly solicitude. Several kittens
were born to tho cat n week or SO ago,
but they all died. a ncighbor found a
nest of very young wild rabbits about
the same time and they were put in
charge of the cat, with the happy re-
! suit told.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09
A MASCULINE WEAKNESS.
Every Man Carries His Favorlte Remedy
Always with Him.


1t is customary for men to sneer
good-naturedly ut the physical weak
ness Of the opposite sex, but women
would doubtless be surprised could they
know how generally the medicinal rem
edy habit perneutes the ranks of their
masculine friends. Think over your list
Of male acquaintances and pick out the
few who have no ailments and carry
no bottles, powders or preparations.
They will be very few indeed, unless
your list includes but very few young
men, says the New York Herald.
It has been said that every woman
knows the best face wash on earth and
is willing to part with her secret only
ON compulsion, but will try anything
else suggested by friend. But men
IRE the most obstinate believers in SOW
ereign remedies. Every man carries at
least one remedy in his inside pocket
and is willing to unload it on anybody
who will listen or dare to test its in
fallibility I have known four or five
healthy-looking men in u group, not one
of whom would be suspected of ever
being i'll, draw concealed walls or pei
let's and little unsupported boxes of pills
and astonishingly worded prescriptions
from their confidential hiding places,
and discourse most learnedly upon their
miraculous power. 80
In every case of this kind there has
been ut some time, more Oh. less remote,
IN apparent justification Of merit
claimed, from which time and hence
forth forever that particular individual
goes contentedly and even boastingly
bound to that medicinal chariot wheel
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09
A warming to the Gents.

The annual ball of the Occidental Ly-
ceum and Sporting society was Mt its
height when the master OF ceremonies,
a gentleman in full dress vest and trou-
sers and sacque cont, and four breast
pins in his shirt front, vaultca airily into
the middle of the ballroom floor and
said, with IN ominous glitter nhis eye:
81 am informed by some of the ladies'
present that some Of the gents from
over Dead Mans Gulch way air just a
little bit too cxubcrant in carrying out
the fggers of the dances and when !
sing out: Swing yer Undergraduates!
these gents swing their ladies clear otf'n
their feet. Now we want things to go
of happy and harmonious here to-
night, but If any more complaints Of
this sort are made some o the Dead
Mans Gulch gents llbc likely to go
home on shutter; yc hear me! Choose
yer pardners fer The next kadrille an
all set s,-standin'!" and they all "set"
to the tune of 'Granny. Will Yer Dog
Bite ?"-Detroit Free Press.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09

The streets are decorated with
ever2re ms this week,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09

In the midst of a stormy discussion
a gentleman rose to settle the matter
in dispute. Waving his hand majestic
ally, he began:
Gentlemen, all I want is common
sense
Exactly" interrupted another; that
is precisely what you do want"
But Sir Edward Clarlee's retort in
the Jameson trial is still more to the
purpose. The encouragement had ar.
gued against Sir Edward Clarlse's points
as being contrary to common sense.
Sir Edward objected:
"Thcn you think" said the lord chief
justice, dryly, that common sense has
nothing to do with legal point?"
NO." replied Sir Edward, with that
quickness and felicity which never fails
him. II am only of Archbishop What.
eley's opinion. who said that common
sense is an authority to which everyone
appeals on any subject he does not fully
understand" - London Household
Words.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09

The old keeper Of the morgue in this
city, who has seen hundreds OF un-
known bodies exhibited for identified
ton, has arrived at some interesting
conclusions, says the Philadelphia Rec.
ord. If the face of the dead person is
perfectly composed and natural. Of
course, intimate friends or relatives
recognize them Immediately. But, he
says, if the face is distorted through
pain or disfgured by injuries, casual
acquaintance can identify the body
much easier than the closest relation.
lie explains this by saying that people
who have known person well for q
long time lose sight of the features and
sec rather the personality reflected in
the lines Of the face. y casual &C.
quaintancc notes the features, and can
recognize them when seen again, even
u considerably distorted.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-09
TWO SKELETONS.
One Il Over -Four Times ~ Large ~ the
Other.

One 10 Over -Four Times ~ Largo ~ the
Other.
The largest and smallest skeletons of
humanity ever preserved are kept in
the museum of the Royal College of Sur
geons, in Lincoln's Inn Fields. London,
says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. One
is eight feet four inches in height. The
other is less than two feet.
Charles Byrne, the famous Irish
giant, who was more generally known
us O'Brien, died in 1893, when he was
20 years old. His capacity for liquor
was in keeping with his high physical
proportions. So keen was his anguish
over losing all his property--to-wit,
. G 300 note, that he drank cask OF
ale in one day. The day following he
was dead.
Bryne had o great dread of becoming
= dissecting-room subject. He made n
bargain with q fisherman before he died
to take his body out into the channel
and throw it overheard.
Hunter, the English surgeon, learned
of this arrangement, and by paying the
fishermen $500 he prevailed upon them
to carry out their bargain to the letter,
but to attach a rope to the body and
drag it up again after it had been inn
mersed. The fishermen served two
masters and Hunter got the body.
The tiny skeleton is that of Caroline
Crachami, the Sicilian dwarf, who was
exhibited in Europe in the early part
of the century. The child did not grow
IL. L. = 4
teens she died.
Her body, it il said, was sold to Brit
ish surgeon by her parents.
Beside the giants frame stands one
of the boots he wore when he died. The
skeleton Of the dwarf can be slipped
into it as easily as Il pine stem,