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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

The country enters upon its last
week of the anti-American admins
tratiOn Thanks, awfully!
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

The destruction of the floods in the
Ohio tributaries is beyond all present
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

The highway robber who draws a
deadly weapon TO enforce his demands
gets it in the neck. so says the Hous-
ton court.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

Free silver wages are like the wages
of sin, death to the man who earns
them. for he cannot live on them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

Greece is not satisfied with the man
ner in which England champions the
Turks. She sputters.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

The Princess Chimay is not as high
priced as her agent imagines. She is
losing caste.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

The working men have voted for a
16 to l dollar for the last time in their
history.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

Mckinley will be kept clear OF the
office blood suckers until after the in
auguratiOn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

The Senate has taken to night hours
in order to finish business by the 4th
of March.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

The freight bureau OF this city is
getting its facts and figures into pre-
sentable shape.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

The cartoOnists seem to think that
'Grandfather's hat" makes good
cradle for the baby.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26
FOR SALE.

5000 old newspapers, clean and
whole, low rates. Apply at Light
ONCE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26
COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS.
MATZOS, MATzoS.

Send your order for Matzos meal, etc.
to B. Moke's millinery, No. 12s W.
Commerce ST.. next to Wells Fargo Rx-
press. 2-3-6w.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

The dungeon and the rack are old
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

All contracts or bills MUST be ap-
proved by the Secretary or Manager.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
4 CYCLE OF CATHAY.
From Punch.

From Punch.
According 10 the "Novoe Vremya." Ii Hung chang
has rscentlv stated the bicycle was chinese Ve-
,r Enown as the happy dragon in the year 200 H. e.
I'LL ~ became SO popular among Chinese ladies that their
housebod duties neglected. the result belhs that
cycling was suppressed by order OF the Einperor)
A oood old III our ancient friend Chung Tong
Has beat tho record with his happy dragon !
Four Thousand years ago twas flying strong,
Or All Fools Day has some Russian wag on
To draw a bow that's onS!
II must have been a marvel to behold .
Celestial ladies' alias 'tottering lilies,
F,ndeayorng to bike i'm days OF old $3.50, ,
With feet all cramped-the st-eyed little Stiles
Soon over would have rolled.
A pbantom "prehstoric peep we take, .
And feel ourselves belated foreign devils,
To see each yellow dame her home forsake,
And hold with pig-tail squire her now ry reVeis
On wheels Of wondrous make
Oh. worthy L. the shade of Kong-fu-tse
Warns you. I'm sure in language most emphatic,
Joss-h houses junks, and not the fleet pneumatic
Those centuries Il. c.
Your "happy dragon" doubtless was 'pram'
or early rickshaw. miserably laden
With Mrs. Mandarin meek as a lamb
Inside with babies and Manchu hand-maidep
Packed in solid JAM
Perhaps a reason for this fable gay
Nav be its author has been dimy muslng
Ger "Locksley Hall" and let his fancy play
On damsels of the Middle Kingdom using
"Cyciv of Cathay!'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
A FAMOUS EXCURSION RECALLED.
From The washington Post:

From The washington lUsl.
famous excursion which Henry Willard gave 70
witness the driving OF the golden SPIKE OF me
Northern Pacific road recalled some OF It's interests
FIT was the greatest junketing trip in The history
of the United States bar none said ne Ni,,ara
had completed the road putting an enormous
amount Of money In It, and he decided that ne
could interest English and German capital In the
enterprise by taking the capitalists themselves Gu.
over the road. SO he made up his party, including
a large number Of distinguished Amercans-Gen-
eral Grant among them. | remember-and four
trains Of Pullman cars, each train hauled by two
locomotives started for the Northwest. You never
saw such entertainment as was laVlsneu on the
party Champagne flowed IKE water, ana no 20 one
shave or newspaper 900 The trip ai'ogeheG Go must must
well, the tragic part of It was yet to come; The
head all the time. and he did not know It. He
had Invited the English and German capitalists
to go out over the road. They had never seen any
ated and they could not appreciate transconti-
mental lines. They could not understand how a
road could pay that ran through long stretches Of
unsettled country, and while they were dining of
WIZARDS terragin and ShamPagne they were WIZ VIZ
worth IL or thereabout when he left the East kept
dropping until II was down TO So Willard could not
account for the decline Finally he was te,egraphed
erty. Hiring special engine. he hurried East
fast steam could carry him, leaving his
marking every mile OF the way with a drunken
orgie. Champagne bottles were hung around the
cars and out of the windows, and costly cigars
were tramplcd under foot. just for the fun Of
"The sequel OF that famous trip always reminded
of Napoleons trip to ana from MOSCOW. lie
went out In glory and hurried home on a sled TO
save his head and crown. while his army followed
In roa behind HIM vil,ar ,i, ra ave- on
tory repeating itSelf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09

Editor Of The guse called h , The yis't0r
stirred them up They see thSt Their cause n ~ Is
e ana a1s asns ike that Of
and they'll be utterly routed. Go for em. my BOY
Take all the space you want. and III pay 20" WEI"
needless psrhsap, that the best lsssi
pea for c ss TSs brought
call from Editor pobbs Of The BazSo I DobbS
was elated Have you read what that e a,ked
R Baderdash s''F Rot schooboy could have done
r rsn co D9p my f all the space
want and III pay you well for IT, due, TO
the ns nSS ersy Say
tear to pieces in one paper the ARGUMENTS ne nan nan
high. Everybody in town was discussing snnex a
ton pro and con. ana every hand Furnish heard
his own arguments used to dcfeat.or to SUSTAIN
other views which he had expressed. ,,os
It was glorious fight, But the man VINO VINO, was sa
welcome discovery. His landlord was again press
ing him for money and the newspapers were pay pay,
for each "C days work When the manuscript was
handed in but there soon several apsss Of
payments. OF course, the payments became Pee;
fewer the promises grew more frequent put cou Il
no longer pay hotel bill with good intentions a ad
diplomatic language He needed money h p,sass ss
again nut OF. Is Il strange that he should have
felt aggrieved when he had to pawn his wa'ch anu
The next issue Of 1.-THE Bugle" as usual con- n
tanned doube-leaded editorial over coiumn III Il
length. 80 did THE BaZco." The two papers ca,r,e
out simultaneously and both contained the same
editorial word for word. In 'The Bugle' It ap;
peared under the headline Annexation fa,c ,be
while THE Bazooo's" caption was "Annexa"oh INC
Hope OF Canada" -, s,,ors
Five minutes later two wildly exeited eu ipj
each clutching a newspaper In his hand rusned
into the office Of the little Canadian hotei.
"Wheres Furbish?" shouted one. -, ,,,
"Mr Kurdish has gone" said the clerk canIy. 90
Cone" echoed the other editor. Gone wnere
ale left for New-York this afternoon, by way vi
Buffalo, | think" replied the cierk: ,,.a -
Two thunderstruck Canadian editors looKeu az
each other a few moments In speechless anahe
ment. Then they shook hands without SAVING
word, walked across the street and sat do"h 'o
gether on a salt barrel I'm front OF q grocery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
TO WALK 400 MILES ON WATER.
From The Chicago Chronicle.

Bob Cook of Boston. who was born in Americas
Ca doesn't claim to be amphibious. but he viii
walk on the water from Pittsburg to Cincinnati
The distance is about four hundred miles and 9
little hiily In spots. so some people say. wager
of $1,000 has been made that he can't accomplish
this feat within fifteen days: Cook was In the cry
Yesterday on his way to New-Orleans. where %
will go into training on the surface Of LAKE
Ponchartrain ..
The shoes he wears are real water shoes. four
feet long six inches wide and six inches deep IN:
vented by himself There are fins on either side OF
them and there fins on the bottom. When he
takes a step forward with foot the fins close:
when he takes a step with the other foot the ms
on the shoe remaining still are opened and FORM
resistance TO the water, preventing him from slip.
ping backward. Cook will be followed down t1
Ohio by a launch and press boat. He says he WI
win.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
AN EDITORIAL DUEL.
AFTER THE LAST SHOT THE DUELL1sr FLED
THE COUNTRY.
From The Chicago Times-Herald.

THE COUNTRY.
From The Chicago Times-Herald.
The appointment of Joseph p, Smith, OF OHIO, as
C'tief OF the Bureau of Latin American Republics
throws out of employment a former chicago news news
paper man. Clinton J. Kurdish; who Tor many years
was a leading member of THE Times edltorai
STAFF. all, 90 ,o,u
ago that it encroaches upon the Held OF ancie ei
history but the circumstances surrounding MS
journalistic DEBUT are worth III excitement
which drove Western Pennsylvania into specu,
W Sks we f being a discovered every day and fort
unes made and lost in an hour me develop,
ment of the Pennsylyania oil aeds had only MIA r,sh
for the new speculative field ensued Young rur.
Dish had little money and hastened 10 Hor tms
the discovery Of O IN tha r6b territory 0r
6 Tr5 PFush left in Canada to
to straighten out matters for himself and lot sew
eral friends whom he had induced TO enter the en-
terprise: :, .,,a ,s T., .ho
meanwhile the young Spectator found that bread
and butter had become serious problem. There
two afternoon dailies IN the place; one aay
the editor of the conservative paper called upon
young Kurdish at his hotel
you undoubtedly aware" he said. that a
oVe qi here have started another agitation for
nexation to the United States N9W Of f course 50:
United States, you probably are in position to
speak intelligently from that standpont Can't you
opposition to the annexation movement?'
Furnish demurred But his board bill was press,
undertook his first newspaper work. The Bugle"
next day contained a doube-leaded editorial thun-
derbolt against annexation.
The author of IT had barely had time enough to
read hi, work over carefully in print and to felici
tate himself upon his success as an anonymous
writer when another visitor called to see him.
81 am Mr. Dobbs," the newcomer announced. II
am the editor and proprietor of The Bazoo.' You
probably aware that there Is strong move.
ment on foot here to further the annexation of
Canada to the United States. The Conservatives
are straining every nerve to stem the tide that is
setting in against them. You know the United
States side of this question better than we do over
here. Why can't you write strong editorial for
INV paper tomorrow in favor of annexation
The Young man could and did. The next day the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
UNTIL THE DAY BREAK"
BY Christian Burke.


A human soul went forth into the night,
Shutting behind IL Deaths mysterious door
And shaking of with strange resistless might
The dust that once II wore;
50 swift It's flight, so suddenly II sped
AS when by ski full hand bow Is bent 49,,
The arrow hies-those watching round the peo
Marked not the way 1t went
Heavy with grief. their aching. tear-dimmed eyes
Saw but the shadow fall. and knew not wheh'
Or In what fair or unfamiliar guise,
II left the world OF men.
II broke from Sickness, that with iron panos
Had bound II fast for many grievous gay
And Love itself with Its restraining hanos
Might not Its course delay.
SPACE could not hold II back with lettering oars
?. lime ioss a.s Po he honndary of the stars
And touched Eternity. u.
Out from the house Of mourning fainty ILL.,
1t passed upon its journey all alone
SO far not even Thought could follow II
Into those realms unknown.
Through the clear silence OF the moonless oarh'
Leaving no footprint of the road II tron'
Straight as an arrow cleaving to It's marx
The Soul went home to GOD
ALAS" they cried. "he never saw the morn
But fell asleep outwearied with the STRIFE
Nav rather ne arose and met the Dawn
OF Everlasting Life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
BRAINS SLEEP Nv SECTIONS.

From The chronological Journal.
Sir James Crichton Browne the expert brain
diseases holds that insomnia Is not attended with
such disastrous consequences as Is commonly
supposed Ii Is not dangerous as the SOlicitude
of the sufferer. He suggests that the brains OF
literary men, who are the most frequent victims,
acquire tho trick of the heart which takes a
doze of a fraction OF second after each beat. and
so manages to get six hours rest In twenty -four.
Some brains Of insomnia. sleep in sections,
different brain centres going off duty in turn.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-17

were. China handles arc rather i'll al
viscd ornament for anything that is so apt
to fall down as an umbrella. Metal han
dies have also somewhat declined in gen
cr;,l favor, fine natural wood ones being
preferred now.
How delightful it will be when hair
cloth facings finally disappear They arc
greatly diminished in depth and stiffness
even now, and skirts arc much lighter in
consequence. but the huirloth is still there
and is more or less troublesome No mat
ter how smoothly and carefully it is put in
the dress it is inclincd to become puffy in
some places and puckcrc,i in others, accord
ing as the slippery hbcrS arc drawn and
pulled in the wearing. Then tho only re-
sort is To take it out and put in IL new
stitf facing. presumably still of haircloth
since none Of the artificial substitutes am
swcrS the purpose as well. They are easy tn
cut and sew but they lose their rigidity in
Il very short time ard arc then useless,
make weights.
Today'S sketch shows Il travelling sack
of plaid cloaking in red. beige and white
The body of the garment is perfectly plain
and straight fastening in front by cross
straps of the plaid goods held by buttons
Tho sleeves are bell shaped and have rcvcrs
Of beige faillc. y capuchin covers the
shoulders and is faced with beige faillc
the high standing collar being lined with
the same material; The sack is lined
with beige silk JUDO CmoLLET.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-17
The Rninbow Party.

The latest fad is the rainbow party,
which derives its name from the fact
that the girls wear pretty aprons of ev
cry shade and hue which their good or
bad taste may suggest, all of which are
left unhcmmcd. Every girl has num-
Der, and two of them take charge of Is
box containing duplicates, which is
placed near the cloaliroom and from
which the men, having previously
bought tickets, draw Il number, armed
with which they set forth ON voyage
of discovery 10 find the Young lady
wearing the corresponding one on her
apron.
When all have found their partners,
the master of the ceremonies proclaims
the conditions-namcly, that the young
men arc TO set about hcmming the
aprons, the one acquitting himself tho
best gaining the prize. The girls supply
the cavaliers with needles and thread,
and ut the call of "Timcr' the fun be-
gins with the efforts of the poor fellows
10 thread their needles. At the second
call of "Timc!' the work is handed in to
the committee, which passes Judgment
upon it and awards the. prizes. which
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-17
HER MODEL HUSBAND.
Lcvity Provoked by Her Reply to the
Question of Spinstcr.

Levity Provoked by Her Reply to tho
Question of Spinstcr.
1t was at Il woman's luncheon and
they had been exchanging opinions in
regard 10 the husband question, both as
II whole and with particulars. BY the
time ice cream was served the discus
sion had grown quite heated, and the
hostess was beginning to look anxious.
At the top of the table the woman in
the chiffon vest and her companion III
the trimmed gown were at daggcrs
drawn.
well, L don't care what any ono
says, my husband is as good as they
make them, said the woman in the
chiffon vest excitedly He always
rocks me to sleep when I have Il sicl,
headache, and he gets breakfast when
the cook is away, and he always gets
up i'll the night if the baby cries She
glarcd at the woman i'll tho trimmed
gown triumphantly, and she in turn
glarcd back and took up the parable of
speech.
"Wcll, my husband,' she remarked,
with Il strong accent upon the possossive
case, never does any of those things. l
should be sorry to see him do any of
them. dctest man who steps over
into his wife's province. But he always
looks after the furnace, and never have
to worry about the coal bill.
The woman i'll the chiffon vest smiled
disagrceably, and the hostess was about
to interposc when the pretty woman at
the foot of the table spoke up
My husband docs all the things YOU
have mentioned" she said swectly,
land Il lot moro. When we have no
girl, he washes the dishes and sweeps,
and I've never had to get dinner once
since we've been married. l always
way because he said so little about it. 1
never had much faith i'll the men who
| talk so much. When we were first mar
ricd, we talked about it, and he spoke
beautifully. L don't say I'll always do
/ ii, Jennie, he said the first time L was
without IL girl, but I'll always help. ;
| And he's been better than his word
right along Last night he even made
! the porridgc, so it would he ready for
| breakfast this morning, and every morn
ing he brings me Il cup of coffee before
! | get up =
With the smile of conscious con-
| Qucror, She toyed with her mcnu card
and smiled swcctly at the angry women
at the other end of the table. They were
| spccchlcss, but the woman in the gold
trimmed glasses who sat III the middle
| gave her Il keen look and smiled too
Something has got 10 be done for
( the protection of us poor SpinstcrS, " she
said mcrily, and if any one else tells
Il husband story | shall rctaliatc with
Il tale regarding il wonderful cat which
possess. But, first, before we quit the
subject, let me ask Il question How
long, turning to the pretty woman,
have you been married."
The pretty woman blushcd wildly.
| Nearly two weeks She stammered
out timidly And the other women
laughed III the unfccling manner they
so often affect Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-17

~ room dwelling with all convenience. on
Church avenue. $1,000: cash $500 monthly Si5
room dwelling. Campbell avenue e. W. with
all convcnenc's. s3,0G Terms right.
~ room dwelling on Salem avenue 3. w great
bargain mt S2,S u.
l2room dwelling wi all convenicncra Church
avenue lot s7x20j. 81 600. cash 81 Geo; balance
good terms.
i-room cottage, Southeast; lot s1xI3o; great
barenlu AT S5U.
room dwelling on Taa.wel, avenue. corr er
Iot: Iictly papcrei, Si,GU; cash slOU, balance
$40 per Month
room dwelling near shops. Southeast, 81 O5t;
cash SiM monthiy so
Groom dwelling. bath and al convenicrcos
corner lot, near Grace Church, Sl,5CO good
terms. So
6-rlom dwelling, Northwc-t. near West Rnd
ronHd hons", nicely pQpered. $50; cash $50,
monthly $40.
Groom dwelling and cellar, two squares from
fifty acre farms miles from Roanoke, com &.
iortno'c dwcIliog, rs acres in tinhrr balance in
cultivation, fine garden farm. SG,O; cash 1900
balance ono twn aud three years.
Eighty four acre farm five mile from Thaxton.
70 scIcs Ia timber balance In cultivation Groom
dwelling and stable. 0 bearing apple trees,
SSN; nnc-third cash. balance ono and two years.
. f'ity-tVe acre farm three miles from VirtoD,
" room dwelling. two barne. three acres in young
orchATd. wen snpplied with spring water, $500;
can SpIu balance one, two and three years
Nincty-eight acre farm Elk miles from Roam
okc thirty'five acres in tim her, two comfortable
dwellings on the farm, young orchard, nue
grass land 1000 one-fourth cash, balance ono,
two and three years.
Forty-e,ght acres Ak miles from the CITY COM
Portable log houec OF three rooms ak acres river
bottom; great bargain at $50; 500 cash, balance
ono and Two years.
eY If you wieh to buy or rent, sell or ex
change, call and see us.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-17

Mr.. Ward l.. Smith, of Fredericks.
town, Mo. WAS troubled with chronic
diarrhoea for over thirty years. He had
become fully satisfied that it was only
- question of II short time until he would
have to give mp He had been treated by
some of the best physicians in Europe and
America, but got no permanent relief.
One day he picked up newspaper and
CHANGED TO read an advertisement of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. He got bottle of it, the
first dose helped him and it's continued
use cured him. For sale bv II. C. Barnes
lie puts up prescriptions.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-17
UMBRELLAS.
How to Dry Them Natural Wood Han
dies Given tho Preference.

II is pleasant thing to have ~ new, OK
pcnsivc umbrella arG IL disagrecablc thing
to have it get wet, as it is surc to do soon
or or'latcr. When that catastrophe occurs
the anxious poSSCSsor of the umbrella is
too likely to iniurc it with ovcrcarc, for
she spreads it To its full extent to dry in
order to Keep 1t free from crcascs. Now.
rs IL is Kept rolled when not in use it is
sure TO hc creased anyway, and if the silk
j. dried stretched in II curve it will be apt
To- retain more or less of the wind and
look buggy. 1t ought To bo allowed To
shrink all it will. There is no danger that
il will become too small for the frame
Dresden handles for umbrellas are still
used, but are not us much seen us they
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-17
FARMS

s01 acre farm 3R mics from Roanoke, good
improvements. we'll fenced and watered, plenty
OF timber, nice young orchard, 81. 2OO.terms
easy. This is great bargain.
ion, 81 600 cash.
"a acres OF bottom land X miles from Hollins
with $4,000 brick house. at the edge OF beautiful
l0'acrc grove OF forest oaks Reduced to $40 per
acre. This Is splendid bargain.
100 acres near lioiins Institute. peven miles
from Roanoke city, forty acres of which is level
the balance uplnnd. partly timbered good wnter
tairly good improvements fine peach and apple
orchard, land well adapted to truck farming, all
kinds ffuit aud grapes. Price now 81 500; easy
payments.
II you want to buy or rent. sou or exchange,
como and see US.