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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
THE CIRCUS is HERE.
Now Giving Performance to a Large
Audience-Win Show Here For
Two DAYS,

Stowe Brothers circus arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon and have
erected their large tent on the vacant
block on Nacogdoches street in front
of Turner hall, where they are to re-
main and edify the amusement low
ing public today and tomorrow.
They gave a street parade at 1890
o'clock this morning, passing over the
principal streets of the city, and at
tracing considerable attention and
favorable comment. The animals in
the open cages looked hearty, and nice,
and that air of cleanliness not usually
attending a circus parade was every
where apparent.
This afternoon as the Light goes to
press the circus is giving its first per-
Torrance to a packed tent, and an ex-
cellently pleased audience. The per-
Torrance will be repeated tonight, to-
morrow afternoon and tomorrow night
and is well worth visiting.
A Light reporter attended the first
part Of the performance this afternoon
and can pronounce it an excellent,
clean show, especially attractive for
ladies and children. The main fea-
ture of the first part Of the perform
ance this afternoon was the Hagen
back trained animal exhibition, which
was something remarkable. and thrill
ing TO witness, consisting of va
rious species of trained wild animals.
all in the ring performing at once, the
same as the performance given at the
Worlds fair and the horse-riding
lion, which proved very exciting.
The geological collection is good
one, the principal attraction being a
bivolopus, or sea horse, the first of its
kind ever shown here.
The management has extended the
orphans of the various asylums of the
city an invitation to witness the DR.
romance free tomorrow afternoon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
POUND NOTICE

Taken up, and in city pound ON Mat
amoras street, on or about the 18th dav
of December, 1897: N"'
on left thigh. A'u
thigh. va ieN'
plain. ~ noa
shoulder. y" ieAe
Which VIII if not redeemed before
sale be sold at public auction. IN ~.
highest bidder, for cash. at said nounS
At the hour of IL o'clock a ~. On The
18th day of December, 1897.
~ PHIL. SHARDEIN.
Marshal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
RACING NOTES.

1t is not yet known if there will be
races tomorrow.
Nine new horses came in this morn
ing and ten more from Palestine will
be in tomorrow.
Mr.. Il. G.. Stude, well known book
maker of Kansas City, came in today
TO attend the races.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13

the balls together and form with the
hands Wilde they are soft. Roll in
-four and fry in very hot fat. Many
cooks make these fish balls so thin
that they must be dropped in hot lard
like fritters. Others fry them in a pan.
Care must be taken if they are dropped
balls to have the fat very hot, so that
they will not become grease-soaked.
This is an economical breakfast dish,
highly to be recommended.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
THE MARKETS.

Chicago. ILL.,, Dec. 13.-Cattle: Re
ceipts 10000; market firm to 5G15
points higher Texas steers $3d$4.1 10
Sheep: Receipts 1900; market
quiet and weak.
ST Louis, Dec. 13.-Cattle: Receipts
1880 of which $500 are Texans. Mar
ket strong and ten points higher Tex
as and Indain Territory steers 1918
a $500. Cows and heifers $500 a
$3.50.
Sheep: Receipts 5000; market slow
and unchanged.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
HI,- n.,r- are prompt, efficient and
SHORT STOPS.

What The People Are Saying.
The appearance of ex-Alderman
Lockwood in the market house discus
sion is quite refreshing, only that a
careful reading of his communication
in the Express will disclose the fact
that he has simply threshed over
Vox Populi's old straw.
Why Mr.. Lockwood objects to
Short Stops" making a punching
bag out of such high-fown nom de
plume as"Vox Populi, I'VE are at loss
to know.
There is positively nothing to ans
wer to Mr.. Lockwoods article. His
plea for the poor working man is an
old fad with the ex-alderman. If mar
ket houses must be established SO as
to be convenient enough to the work
ing man that he shall lose no time in
getting his meat why not supply every
laborer with market house.
Mr.. Lockwood knows that the great
err portion of the consumers are sup
piled by delivery carts.
Mr.. Lockwood can find out, by lit
tie inquiry, that establishments such
as Hoefiing's, Mathies Bros, Eli Ar
maud. Walter Bros, situated in the very
heart of our business section do a good
business with customers all over the
city.
Mr.. Lockwood asks if the citizens
who are offering bonus ''are putting
up this $4,000 solely for the public
good?'' Nobody has ever made such
claim; people do not put up their
money for the public good; they do it
to benefit themselves, and in benefit
ting themselves incidentally benefit
the public at large.
Philanthropy is not unknown, but it
is not practiced as an every day af-
fair by people who own city property
who want to increase values and
build up business. Now let property
owners in other portions of the city
come forward and show their enter
prise by putting up their cash and ask
ing the city to undertake improve
ments No scheme can be proposed
that will not excite the opposition of
some of our citizens. A city admins
tration that attempts to do nothing,
has as hard a fine as one that at
tempts to do something.
Our citizens have put up with mud
streets which have cost hundreds of
thousands of dollars and according to
Mr.. Lockwood's logic should put up
with them for all time.
Our citizens have put up with our
scattered market system and should
go on doing so for all time to come.
Mr. Lockwood, when alderman, was
more responsible than any man con-
nected with the city administration,
for increasing our bonded debt and
enlarging our tax list.
At one fell swoop he made debt
of $25O000 for mud streets, and now
he cries out with alarm when it is
house.
The S25O,OOO was spent and
the streets have become wrecks
years ago. and constant
drain upon the peoples pockets
for mud hole repairing.
A market house might fall down or
become obsolete, after awhile, but
while it lasted it would be a revenue
winner for the city.
And who is the city? 1t is the cor
porate body. of the whole people, and
what is good for the city benefits all.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
THE WHEAT CROP.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The Agricul-
tural department today issued the fol-
lowing:
The special wheat investigations in
stituted by the department of agricul-
ture indicates a crop of five hundred
and thirty millions of bushels. These
figures are subject to slight modifica-
tons in the final report.
(Signed) JOHN HYDE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
rnurht TO use the pneger.

Among the wilder tribes of the eau
casus every child is taught to use the
dagger almost as soon as he can walk.
The children first learn to stab water
without making splash, and by in
ressant practice acquire an extraordi-
nary command over the weapon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
EVERYDAY FISHBALLS.
New Breakfast Dish for Households
Tired of Goldfish.

1t is mistake 10 suppose that Goldfish
balls must always be made out of cod
fish; in fact, some of the most appetiz-
ing breakfast fish balls are made with
out a shred of Goldfish in them.
Take the left-overs from the dinner
table of the day before-pieces of blue
fish, salmon, founder, or even porgies,
and, stripping the fish from the bones,
mince fine in bowl. To cupful of
minced fish add an equal quantity of
mashed potatoes, and pepper and salt
to taste. Add very little milk to hold
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
Don't Fold Damp Towels.

See to it that no towel is ever folded
up damp and returned to the rack. If
the towel must be used a second time
without going to the laundry hang it
out to dry in the sunshine and fresh
air or on rainy days in front of hot
air register,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
SOME FLOWER DOILiES.

How to Secure n striking and Truly
Harmonious Effect.
Flower doilies are easily made and are
very pretty, and if the center cloth is
embroidered with the same flowers the
effect is harmonious. In the sugges-
tons given the larger flower shows the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
ONE DOZEN STRINGS

For Mandolin, Guitar or Banjo for
TEN CENTS. Why not lay in a sup
ply at the J. +. Jones & Co. old stand.
THOS. GOGGAN & BROS,
If Cor. l.. Houston and Navarro SITS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
ADVERTISE IN THE
SUNDAY LIGHT
WHEN YOU WANT
TO REACH THE
PUBLIC.
IT WILL BRING YOU
GOOD RESULTS.
HAVANA TOBACCO.

New York, Dec. 13.-The Ward line
steamer Orizaba which arrived today
brought from Havana 391 bales of to-
bcco, being the first shipped from
that port in many months.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13

The MUTUAL ELECTRIC LIGHT
COMPANY is the new company" not
allied or in any way connected with
any other company, but free and in
dependent to furnish the best electric
lights on the market, at reasonable
rates. Telephone 315. 11-24-tf.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
THE WEATHER.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 13.-West-
ern Texas, Fair tonight and Tuesday.
Slowly rising temperature with var
liable winds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
CAII ON ME

And see my stock of beautiful jewelry
of latest designs and highest quality.
L. HERTZBERG,
12-13-12t Jeweler and Optician.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13

Best McAlester screened lump coal
SO per ton. delivered. San Antonio
Gas Co, Tel 212. 12-13-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
GOOD PASTURAGE,

Will pasture gentle stock. Plenty
o. grass, water and shelter. Address
JAMES Z. NEWCOMB,
Light Office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13
SIMPLE LITTLE roy.
Hint for Mothers Whose Christmas
Fund II Not Extensive.

Fund II NOt Extensive.
Perhaps the description of a simple,
homemade toy, that gave great pleas
ure to our little girl, may help some
mother whose Christmas fund is not
large.
Select five corncobs-one large white
cob, two of medium size, and two small
popcorn cobs. You will also want five
common wire hairpins, and some bits
of gay cloth. Be sure that all the cobs
are perfect in shape.
Now, push one of the hairpins into the
pith at the larger end of each of the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13

st. Louis, Dec. 13.-All northern and
eastern wires are in very bad order
and news is slow and meagre.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-13

FOR THIS WEEK ONLY ENDING
DECEMBER is.
100 BEST QUALITY VISITING
CARDS, ENGRAVED (Copper-plate)
INLATEST STYLE, 95 CTS.
12-12-6t MIC TENGG.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-25
A blow At sHODDY.

There is one feature of the wool
schedule in the new tariff bill that will
commend itself to flock masters, wool
en- manufacturers and consumers, and
that is the high duty imposed on noils,
shoddy and waste. II there is any
thing upon which. i'm the interest of
both producer and consumer. a pro
hibitory tariff should be levied. it is
this unclean material for fiimsy tex
tiles. The duty on this grade of wool
and refuse under the Mckinley law
was 30 cents per pound. and OH WOODEN
rags 10 cents per pound. In the fiscal
year 1892, under this tariff, the impor-
tatiOns amounted 10 only 81 $50 lbs.
and in 1894 they were only AZ .J22 lbs
The Wilson bill admitted the stuff free
and in 1896 the imports arose 10 49,
II. 100 lbs, or nearly four hundred
times as much as in 1894. One pound
Of noils displaces in manufacture about
two and onehalf pounds OF good wool
making "A proportionate loss to wool
growers. The Dingley bill restores the
duty to the Mckinley rate. and that
means goodbye to shoddy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-25
CURRENT MISCELLANY.

The margin of safety Is naturally ex-
tremely generous in elevators, and there
are various forms of safety clutches,
many of them automatic in their action,
but the experience Of New York goes to
show that none of these can be full
substitute for the air cushion in the pit
The action of this device in insuring
safety is almost magical. In some ex-
periments with such an elevator well in
q famous and altitudinous store the car
was taken to the top Of the building and
allowed to fall with the brake of. An
eyewitness Of the experiment says:
1T fell to the top Of the pit with ire
mendous force and struck the cushion of
air with sound AS if it had struck soft
earth il seemed to stop suddenly at the
top of the pit and then slowly settled
down To the bottom. II was clear that
the pit was too small at the top; that
the slope Of the sides was too slight;
that if the escape of air had been freer
ut the impact the stopping would have
been sensibly gradual. The stop was
really gradual, AS was shown by the
fact that half dozen eggs in IA paper
bag that | had put on the elevator floor
for the trial survived the fall without
injury. "-Scribner's
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-25
THE REGENCY CANDIDATES.

Politics aside, the Republican candi-
dates for regent have much to com.
mend them To the voters Of this state
Mr. Cocker has already demonstrated
his fitness for the place by over seven
years OF useful service. His work has
been especially valuable in bringing
the financial management OF the Uni
versity unde, a business like system
a service which only those can fully
appreciate who were familiar with the
loose methods that prevailed before.
Mr. Lawton has been an instructor in
the University and during many years
OF active business life has kept up his
interest in that great institution of
learning The voters in supporting
these candidates are not voting for un-
known quantities but for men of
proved capacity If the opposing
candidates on the combination ticket
have similar qualifications nobody
knows of il, for the candidates them
selves are comparatively unknown.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-25
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
xcosntricities of = Rich Woman-AAs
Novel Sled : The Bible Verse
That Mckinley Kissed.

l met my old friend Hyman the other
day in State street, Chicago, looking as
happy as il he had just saved 500 for
his client, Mrs. Hetty Green. Hyman
has been Mrs Green's lawyer for many
years and will probably continue to be,
Notwithstanding the earnest efforts OF
other legal lights to Dust him.
Mrs. Green owns a large amount or
real estate in Chicago and goes out to
see il once or twice year. On the occa-
sion of recent visit she ordered her
lawyer to turn the janitor's wife and
children out of small room on the top
floor Of one of her skyscrapers SO that
she might occupy it and thus save 81 a
day at hotel Hyman had the hardest
work of his life stopping her. II | am
not mistaken, he paid her board bill in
order TO prevent the eviction.
One of Mrs. Green's stores being va
Gated by the firm that had occupied 1T
for several years, she hurried to Chicago
to see about letting it again. In the
basement she found "A lot Of old harness
that had been cast away AS rubbish.
This she gathered up and flung into q
closet. the door Of which she securely
padlocked, taking of the key IN her
pocket. Eventually the store and base
ment were let, and Mrs. Green returned
to New York and Brooklyn. Months
afterward Mrs. Green revisited this
store and asked after her harness. The
paddock and hasp were missing, the
door had been broken down, and the
closet was filled with jugs and bottles.
No one in authority knew aught of
the harness, but finally the porter recol-
lected that he had broken down the
door and thrown into the street pair
Of old names, IA bellyband and piece
of breeching Mrs. Green was exceed
ingly put out. Her disappointment
reached the highly indignant stage
when she laid the case before Hyman,
her lawyer, and he was ordered to pre-
sent bill forthwith for one set Of sill
yer mounted harness, $500. Pleading
awaited him nothing He went to the
firm and stated the case, agreeing that
if they would give him their check for
$3.50 he would get Mrs. Green to accept
it as payment in full and would send
them his personal check for the amount,
SO that they should not lose cent.
This plan was carried out. Mrs. Green
accepted the $3.50, and Hyman sent his
check to the firm. He felt that he would
rather lose $3.50 on the set of harness
than lose Mrs. Green as client. New
York Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-25
rHD BANK sHRINKAGn.

The national bank statements Just
published In Detroit furnish a good In.
dication OF the shrlnkage that has
taken place during four years OF Demo
cratic demonstration. When the pub
lished statements were made March
@, 1893, there were eight national
banks in Detroit with capital stock
Of 81, 100000. Now there are six. with
capital of $3.3OO.OOO. falling off Joi
- per cent. The total assets at the
close of business March g, 1893, were
$25,579,853. AT the close of business
March 8, 1897. they were $23, 7S4.337.
decrease of $l,795,516.
The deposits were about the same
then as now, something over $4,000,
900.
In the loans and discounts, which
are the best barometer Of business
activity, the falling of is the most
marked In March, 1893, these
amounted to $17,62l .433. March D
1897, they were only $l3,5S9,O37, n
falling off OF $4,O3l 49,. or about %
per cent Instead OF being actively EN-
ployed In business over $5,OOO,OO0 Of
the funds belonging To Detroit banks
Is lying. comparatively idle, in the
vaults Of other national banks. To get
these funds into active business use
is one OF the most important purposes
Of congressional legislation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-25
Optical Ghosts.

An Australian paper reports the cure
of man who for two years had been
terrorized daily by the sight Of grisly
specters of whose reality, so far as
ghosts can be real, he had no reason to
doubt, since he had the constant evil
dence of his eyes of their existence. Be-
lieving himself TO be haunted, he be-
came deeply melancholy and often
threatened suicide. AT last he was per
suaded to seek medical advice. The doc
tors at once found that the ghosts were
the effects of cataract When this was
removed by operation, the ghosts fled
and the man recovered his usual health
Very similar, except for the greater in
telligence of the victim, was the case
also recently reported, of tradesman
in Berlin whose shop was haunted by
apparitions resembling in appearance
some of his deceased customers. Real
izing that he suffered from sensory hal
Inclination, the man made notes of his
subjective impressions. In due time he
submitted his eyes to examination and
operation, with the result Of restora-
tion of normal vision and the immedi-
ate and final disappearance OF his intan-
gible visitors
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-25
Peru Petroleum.

1t is anticipated that the supplies of
petroleum from Peru will in the near
future be phenomenal in their album
dance. The principal field is in the de-
partment Of Piura Estimates have been
made as to the area yielding the oil,
one Of them putting it as high as z, 200
square miles, and, as the Pennsylvania
field is reckoned at some $50 square
miles and has given forth some 516, :
600, 900 of barrels, the Peruvian prom
Use is vast, the official statement show
ing that of 40 wells bored during the
last four years A have been productive,
a number of them yielding to the extent
Of 80, 900 gallons per day. A London
company has been working some of the
wells with favorable results, and crude
oil has for some time been used on the
locomotives of all the Peruvian rail
ways; also in several of the manufac-
turing establishments and in the gas
works. New York Sun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-25
The Democracy OF English Rule.

One evening as Mr.. Lagden and I
were galloping over the prairie we came
to plain where "A game of polo was
going on between different members of
the white colony. mostly officers or Off
Gals, but there were not enough to
make up the full number, so two of the
black police force were called in to help
the sport 1t was good exhibition of
horsemanship, nor could / see that the
black men rode with any less skill than
their white masters. The Basuto war
riors are horsemen from the cradle, and
when they join the mounted police the
greatest treat they can expect is to be
called upon for extra duty in polo
match. l had before seen officers and
men playing side by side in football
matches, but they We're all whites. l
little thought that in Africa itself l
should ever find white officers in a polo
scrimmage locking mallets with negro
privates. In Germany such an occur
renee would be regarded as highly detri-
mental to discipline -Poultney Bigelow
in Harper's Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-25
Indian Tan.

Much has been said about the fine
quality of some of the leather prepared
by the Indians. The following direc-
tions from a reliable source will be use
full TO people who have the skin Of a
small animal that they wish to prepare
without the trouble or expense of send
ing it away: Take a skin, either green
or well soaked, and flesh it with dull
knife. Spread the skin on a smooth log
and grain it by scraping with u sharp
instrument. Rub nearly dry over the
oval end Of board held upright. Take
the brains of deer or calf, dry by
the fire gently put them into cloth
and boil until soft; cool off the liquid
until blood warm with water sufficient
to soak the skin i'll, and soak until quite
soft and pliable, and then wiring out as
dry as possible. Wash in strong soap
suds and rub dry and smoke well with
wood smoke. Instead of brains, oil or
lard may be used and the skin soaked
therein six hours. New York Ledger.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-25
sRITrAIR's WANING TRADn
ITOR For COMMERCIAL
SUPREMACY.
Interesting Com psrisons Of the VAL
ne of ExpOrts-The Context
Detween Protection and
Free Trade.


Free traders are fond OF pointing to
the commercial prosperity OF England
as vindication OF their theory Of
economic legislation. But on exam
ination Of the facts OF trade do not
bear out their contention, and the
course Of events in recent years has
tended to shake the faith OF some Of
them.
1t Is only last year that at the semi
centennial jubilee OF the adoption OF
free trade In England, the presiding
officer deplored the decline Of Eng
lands commercial prestige He de-
clared that II tins continued it would
be In spite OF the free trade principle,
and not as a result Of II. In this opin-
ion Englishmen do not all agree with
him, as the growth OF protection senti-
ment there indicates.
But he was right in reference to the
fact English trade is certainly de-
Ginning rs compared with either Ger
man. or the United States, both OF
which conduct their business under
protective tariff laws The compar-
isOn with our own country is OF chief
Interest to us.
In 1870 England had been long
enough under free trade laws to ex-
peirence all the benefits that could be
derived from that policy in building up
her commerce. and this country had,
for the most part, recovered from the
Injury which the war of the rebellion
had inflicted upon its industries. That
year furnishes "A good starting point
for the comparison.
The following table shows the ex-
ports. exclusive OF gold and silver,
from Great Britain for the years
named. The figures are taken from
Whittakers Almanac. a standard Brit
ish publication, the pounds sterling be-
ing reduced to dollars at the uniform
rate OF $4.S66 per pound