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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
THE PROFOUND SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE FIRST COLONIAL

CONGRESS.

To the courts of Europe, engaged at
the moment in meaningless intrigues,
either foreign or domestic, and all
alike grown quite dim now, this Col
onial Congress was not even obscure,
ii was not visible at all. Yet thought
fully regarded, it deserved considera-
ton much better than anything which
just then engaged the attention of
Europe. Fifteen years later its utter
ances were to be quoted as authority
and its example emulated in Paris
when an ancient monarchy was tot
tering TO its fall. 1t was the start of
a great movement which was to sweep
on until checked at Waterloo. This
same movement was to begin its
march again in 1880 in the streets of
Paris and carry the reform of the
British Parliament two years later.
1t was to break forth once more in
1S4S and keep steadily on advancing
and conquering, although its work Is
still incomplete even among the ma
tons of Western civilization. Yet,
no one in Europe needed it at the mo-
ment, and they failed to see that it
meant not simply a colonial quarrel,
not merely the coming of a new ma
ton. but the rising of the people TO
take their share in the government of
the earth. 1t was in fact the first
step in the great Democratic move
ment which has made history ever
since. The great columns were even
then beginning TO move, and the beat
Of the drums could be heard family
in the quiet Philadelphia streets.
They were still distant, but they were
ever drawing nearer and their roll
was rising louder and louder, until at
last they sounded in the ears Of men
from Concord Bridge to Moscow
From 'sThe Story of the Revolution
by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, in the
January Scribner's.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
TILE CHILD ALONE.

They say the night has fallen chill
But / know naught of mist or rain,
Only of two small hands that still
Beat on the darkness all in vain.
They say the wind blows high and
wild
Down the long valleys to the sea;
But | can only hear the Child,
Who weeps in darkness, wanting me.
Beyond the footballs in the street,
Above the Voices of the bay,
| hear the sound of little feet,
Two little stumbling feet astray.
On. loud the autumn wind makes
moan,
The desolate wind about my door,
Ana little child goes all alone
Who never was alone before.
-ROsamund Marriott Watson, in the
January Scribner's.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
DON'T.

Don't imagine the hotel runner runs
the hotel.
Don't argue with wasp, it always
carries it's point.
Don't invest in an alligator hide peck
ct book. It's skin.
Don't condemn bridge until it has
been tried by its piers.
Don't run into debt as long as you
can find anything else to run into.
Don't believe the man who vows he
likes you, nor the girl who says she
doesn't.
Don't imagine hamlet is little ham
just because streamlet is little
stream.
Don't give your best girl a pair of
skates for Christmas If your rival
skates better than you do.
Don't look for leak in the gas will
lighted candle. You could find IT,
but the coroner might not be able to
find you.
Don't cast pearls before swine. They
are not fattening.
Don't swear at an ill-fitting coat
Give it to the tailor.
Don't believe ghost stories. They
are all shadow and no substance.
Don't fail to put your hand in youI
pocket when you feel for the door.
Don't judge the cigar a man smokes
by those he gives away.
Don't judge a woman's cooking by
the cake she sends to a church social.
Don't tell children how very good
you were when young. They may
doubt your veracity.
Don't be visionary. It's foolish tC
plant sunfiower seeds with the expec
tation of raising rainbows.
Don't place any confidence in a con
fidence man and don't look for intelli
gence i'm an intelligence Office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
GARRISON GOSSIP.

Private Mitchell, of troop ID, was
granted en-days-furlough yester-
day.
Private Westall of troop ID, was
granted furlough of ten days dura-
ton.
A new, large paper cutter was re-
ceived for the post print shop yes
terday.
Sergeant Major Sorenson has receiv-
from the Mutual.
Capt. o. B. Warwick is officer of the
day today and Lieut.. Powell Clayton,
Jr., is officer Of the guard.
Recruit Paul HI. Fluegel, enlisted at
Milwaukee. Wis, by Capt. Paddock,
Fifth cavalry recruiting officer, ar
rived at the post yesterday.
First Sergeant Gallagher, of com,
pany G, retired, has gone to his
old home in Ohio, and Sergeant Multi
neaux is serving in the capacity of
first sergeant.
The Christmas entertainment of the
post Sunday school and Christian En-
deavor society was held in the hall
over the canteen last evening and was
quite a success.
Private Wombrodt, of company L,
who was tried by,a general court-mar-
tial for allowing Il prisoner to escape
from him, has been released, as it was
proven that he did all in his power to
prevent the escape.
Four recruits for the Eighteenth in
fantry arrived at the post yesterday
from Cincinnati, having been enlisted
by Capt. Adams, recruiting officer of
the Eighteenth infantry. They are:
Won L. Saddler, Chas. C. Neil, John
A. Ritchey and Rowley Fouch. The
sergeant major assigned them as fol
pany, Ritchey to Il company and
Fouch to g company.
Trumpeter Cyclone" Rohoff, of
troop D., recently made application to
enlist in Light Battery Il, Third ar
tillery, now at the Preside, San
Francisco, ut the expiration of his
present term of enlistment on January
30. The application was returned
from the War department approved
yesterday, but now that the troop will
be transferred to the Rio Grande "Cy'
will not accept the transfer and will
take on" again in his same troop.
, Capt. ]. c. Ord, of the Twenty-fifth
infantry, is in the city visiting the
scenes of his early army life and shak-
ing hands with his many old friends
acquired while stationed here several
years ago. He was lieutenant when
last stationed here. He comes from
Nashville, Tennessee, where he has
been on detached duty at the eNposi-
ton for some months. The captain is
the same jolly, jovial gentleman he
formerly was, and even looks younger
now than ever. He is nephew of
the late Brig. General T.. o. C. Ord.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
A FOOT BAIL KICKER.
Kicks Against Anti-Foot Ball, Who
Thinks it an Innocent and Harm
less Game.

Kicks Against Anti-Foot Ball, Who
Thinks il an Innocent and Harm
less Game.
To the Daily Light:
Your correspondent who signs his
name "Anti-Foot-Bal seems to be
alarmed for the football players, and
while L think he is actuated by the
sincerest motives am afraid he is one
of those who has been viewing at a
distance this noble game. He seems
TO fear that the accidents 3s he says
both serious and trivial are playing
havoc with the American youth and
that unless he and those who think
like him step in and stop the devasta-
ton the next generation will have
nothing to show provided any are left
alive, except a few crippies. Now let
me assure Anti-Footbali that he need
not lose any sleep over the American
boy who plays football. He can in
other words possess his soul in peace"
AS compared with other hardy athletic
sports the foot ball does not appear
TO be more hazardous than hurdle rae
ing. fox hunting. of which our fore
fathers in Virginia were so fond.
boxing. swimming and many others.
1t is true there may be here and there
a boy whose physical condition is such
that violent exercise of any kind may
prove injurious, but the best test of
the virture of the game is to be found
in the fact that no one who has in
dulged in the game at college is ever
ready to rise up and condemn it when
properly played, and when 1 see the
word properly j do not mean to say
when it is played in so tame manner
as to deprive it of its chief delight and
pleasure. that delight and pleasure,
that thrill and eXultation, that comes
but what l mean is when the play Is
free from vindictiyeness. A vindlc-
tive spirit should never be counter
anced and should have no place in a
football game: the boy who cannot
stand any amount of pounding and
rough handling without feeling vim
dictive is unfit for the game. One of
the best lessons of life is learned in
this game, it learns us to give and
take hard knocks without losing our
temper. The game will continue to
be played, and played too with some
element of hazard, but what are few
bruises now and then sprained ANGLE
or so,more boys have CLIMBED trees and
fallen out and broken their necks than
have been killed by foot ball in the
entire United States, and yet no one
thinks of passing laws 10 stop boys
from climbing trees. More people
have been drowned while bathing off
the coast of our state during the past
summer than will probably be killed
by foot ball in ten years and still who
talks of passing laws to prevent peo-
pie from going in swimming
Il. l.. BROWN,
Capt. w. T. NJ. A. Football Team.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
Consumption Cured
Twenty-One HyTerdemic Injections,
Affected The Cure.

To whom il may concern and especial
ly to those suffering from tubercolis
or consumption:
| am thirty-seven years of age and
have been troubled with weak lungs
the greater portion of my life. The
disease of consumption is hereditary i'm
both branches of my family. Two
brothers and one sister or my father
died of consumption. A sister of my
mother also died from consumption.
During the past fifteen years have
had Il number of hemorrhages of the
lungs and have been in poor health, be-
ing unable TO work n portion of the
time only. Two years ago last fall 1
was given up as incurable by physi-
clans in this city. Was advised to
change climate | went to Southern
California, but my health was not i'm
proved by the change. After remain
ing all winter IN California l came to
Denver, Col, in May, 1896, where /
met DR.. Preston. the consumption spe-
cialist. Concluded as a last resort to
try the treatment. The treatment as
ny uoNiOl NOhSlStS VI tNtutN-
one hyperdermic injections and is Civ
en- daily for twenty-one days. After
the tenth treatment | began to inn
prove. Ny appetite Increased, the
night Sweats ceased about the fifteenth
treatment The cough stopped. Heads
and feet, which previously had been
cold for years, got warm and there was
IL decided change for the better. Be
fore taking treatment l was very poor
in flesh, weighing 10 pounds. After
taking treatment | continued to i'm
prove in health and now weigh 100
pounds and consider myself in perfect
health. / take great pleasure in re-
commencing DR.. Preston's treatment
and consider it "A successful mode of
destroying the germs of consumption
and any one suffering from the disease
or have friends who are victims of con-
sumption | would advise them to con-
suit the doctor Immediately, take treat
ment and get health and happiness and
begin life anew. Very respectfully
yours.
C. l.. BENHAM,
Printer and Publisher, Anderson, Ind.
Write to any of the officials of An
derson i'm regard to this case.
DR.. Preston makes more liberal Of
fer to all those who begin treatment
within the next five days. He Will
give them ten treatments and If at the
expiration of that time they are not
satisfied that cure will be effected
there will he no charge made. Those
who wish to continue will get the ben
eft of the offer made last week. Tween
ty-one treatments are required to effect
cure. All coming after the above
date must pay the full price.
Offices: IS and 10 Hicks building.
Patients are required to remain I'M
der my supervision for sixty days.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
PILES ARE EASILY CURED.

Nature has provided a specific for
piles. 1t is the active principle of the
common buckeye. This principle Is
extracted by special process and in
combination with other remedies
forms Tabler's Pile Ointment.
This ointment cures nothing but
piles, but it cures blind, bleeding pro-
tubing piles every time. 1t makes
operations needless; cures when opera
lions fail. This is why physicians re-
commend 1t. Bottles so cents. In
special tubes for handy application,
75 cents. Can be sent by mail. Sold
by z. Reuss and G. Schasse.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
SENSIBLE ADVICE TO PIANO
BUYERS.

Commission Agents, Consignment
Dealers and Piano ''peddlers," who are
utter strangers, should be compelled
to show their original factory bills of
lading of the Pianos and Organs they
offer for sale. If contemplating pur-
chasers of Pianos and Organs, will in
sist on this they will be saved a lot of
money. Manufacturers who consign
pianos, ship them first to one town
and to one agent, and then to anoth.
err. We have known pianos to be ship
ped to four different towns, before
they reached here, and some of them
were sold at each point and then repos.
sessed and put on the market here.
A careful investigation and the de.
mand of the Original Factory Bill OF
Lading, by contemplating purchasers
will prove our assertions.
All our Pianos and Organs come di
rect to us from the Manufacturers
there is no commission paid and the
purchaser is assured Of getting NEW
INSTR UAIENT. We have the ONLY
First-C Glass Pianos manufactured, and
have the largest stock TO select frcm
Beside we sell them as low as any
house north or south, and on EASY
Payments WITHOUT NOTES.
If THOS. GOGGAN & BROS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
REAuTIEY THE POSTS.

A recent order from the War depart
ment states that Military posts, sta,
tons and reservations have been sci
ected for occupation by the military
forces, not only for immediate and
temporary use, but in most cases for
occupation so long as the government
shall exist and directs that the
grounds thereof be improved as far
as practicable, and that shrubery,
trees, and natural forests thereon
shall be kept properly pruned and
other measures taken TO beautify the
grounds, and where practicable they
will be stocked with game and that
all native singing birds be protected.
Further, when required, requests for
seeds for grass, flowers. vines, fruit
and ornamental trees will be made on
the War department.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
FOUND THE DRILL,

After six weeks of unremitting at.
tempts the 800 pound drill slipped con.
nection in the big Pinch artesian well
of the Lone Star brewery and fell to
the bottom, a depth of five hundred
feet, and was finally coupled on the
long shaft Tuesday afternoon by
Borer Brown and brought to the sur.
face, Mr.. Brown thereby getting the
reward of $3.50 offered by the brew.
cry for its recovery, which he will be
pleased TO use for Christmas money.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
Army N0||e|S

The quartermaster general has un.
der consideration some additional pro
positions relating to shoes for enlist,
ed men of the army. The quality OF
the material is not only being discuss
ed, but the shape of the shoes VIII
probably be changed. The old bro
gam type of shoe is to be abandoned
and a more shapely form adopted. An
order for n limited number of shoes
made according to last which is at
present deemed suitable will be placed
and the shoes sent out for practical
test among the soldiers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
News d NE Railroads

C. Z. Clark, agent for the Southern
Pacific, passed through the city yester-
day en- route home from a trip to New
York.
William X. Hamilton of the Aran-
sas Pass office at YOakum, is in the
city to spend the holidays with his
sister, Mrs. Crutcher, 49, Dwyer av-
enue.
B. f. Yoakum, vice-president and
general manager of the st. Louis and
San Francisco, arrived in the city yes
terday, accompanied by c. w. Young,
his private secretary, ito spend the holt
days here.
Mike Mulligan, the popular yardmas-
ter at the Southern Pacific. is enter
aiming his brother, who is here from
Baltimore to spend the holidays with
him. 1t is their first meeting in TWEEN
ty-tive years.
Willie Walton, chief caller in the
dispatcher's office, is the possessor of
handsome $25 meerschaum pipe pre-
scented him by Rosy Brothers, as the
result of an accurate computation of
the number of seeds contained in a
pumpkin. He guessed S25.
]. +. Dickey, superintendent of
transportation of the Mexican Inter
national, arrived in the city yesterday
over the International, accompanied
by his family, and Mrs. l.. NJ. John.
ston. They returned from a trip
north and left over the Southern Pa.
cific yesterday afternoon for c. +,
Diaz to spend Christmas at home.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
ONE MORE WEEK.

We offer the balance of the j. +.
Jones & Cos stock, at half price this
coming week. Anybody desiring Pr
ano or an Organ for a Christmas pres
ent or a Mandolin, GUITAR, Banjo or
ACCORDION, or any Musical Instrument
can get what they want at half price.
If THOS. GOGGAN & BROS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Heinrich Wieters and Katherine
Weiters to Henry Luensmann, 400
acres on Seguin and San Antonio
road; $3.50.
Walter Horton to Leonora Infante,
lots ; and 6, Rio Grande street; $3.50.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
NOT WHAT HE WANTED.

NO, SIR" exclaimed the irate father.
my daughter can never be yours"
Il don't want her for my daugh'
ter" calmly replied the young man, Il
want her TO be my wife"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
MUTUAL ELECTRIC LIGHT co

1t is our constant aim to please our
customers by seeing to it that the
lights are satisfactory, the bills reason.
able. and that they are afforded cour-
teous and considerate treatment under
all conditions. We respectfully solicit
your patronage. Telephone No. 315.
office No. 111h West Houston street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24

THREE DOLLARS REWARD.
For return to the Ludlow house, of
gold wreath, pearl and ameythist set
pin; lost about week ago. 12-231t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24

Catarrh in the head, that trouble
some and disgusting disease may be
entirely cured by a thorough course
of Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood
purifier.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
MUTUAL ELECTRIC LIGHT co.

Our lines reach to all the business
portion and to nearly all of the resi-
dence portions of the city, and we are
perepared to furnish you with the very
best are and incandescent light ser
vec to be had, and always at the lowest
prices.
MUTUAL ELECTRIC LIGHT co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
CALI. ON ME-

And see my stock of beautiful jewelry
Of latest designs and highest quality.
Z. HERTZBERG,
l2-l3-12t Jeweler and Optician
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
GOOD PASTURAGE.

VIII pasture gentle stock, Plenty
or grass, water and shelter. Address
JAMES p. NEWCOMB,
Light Office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24

The second sober thought of the
Texas cattlemen is that there has not
been much damage to cattle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24

Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache, indigestion, biliousness. All
druggists. Csc.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
CHRISTMAS IN KLONDIKE

Snow will fall In Joskes' Klondike
window on the evening of December
"a, 1897; come and see 1t. 12-21-4t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24

Fresh Pecans for sale at Miss
Kirchner's, 231 W. Commerce st. I'm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
LAST CALL

This is the last week 10 buy your
Toys and Holiday Goods. You had bet
ter Come early in the morning 70 be
properly waited on. My But didn't
we have a rush last week though A few
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-24
500 East Houston Street.
They're Off!

.SsCHEL in the lead Headouar
tiers tor owners of race horses A well
come to the Jockey Boys Remember
him for anything you need in Saddlery,
Harness and Race Goods in general. If
you don't see what you want he will
make il for You on short notice.
No toys in stock but more substan-
tial Christmas or New Years gifts Ia
the way of nice single or double Har-
ness Saddle O.. Lap Robe. You can't
mistake the place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-15
NEW.JERSEY NEWS.
An ALLEGED N4FIA VICTIM.
MAN MURDERED IN BERNARDsVlLLE IN
Jax1-ARy RELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
KILLED BY MEMBER OF
n.IIE nDnED

Souerville Feb II (SpeciaD.Wi'h the arrest OF
Francesca Dilucci in. BROOKLYN YESTERDAY Just as
he WAS boarding vessel to return TO MS own
country. there comes to light an Interesting Story
County Physician Wagner. Of this place was IN
formed on January 30 that an Italian named 6io-
vanni Pilacc had died in shan.y where ne had
lived with seven fellow-countrymen. on the NIL
side near Bernardsville The men were engaged IN
cutting roadway through a hill TO one OF me
handsome summer homes there. The dead man
companions all declared that Piacci had falIcn
day or two before and struck his head on step
The examination by the County Ply reNeaien
the fact tina, the skull had been fractured in the
vicinity of the temple and that the man had died
from this wound As nos ply stefan had been IN al
tendance the County Physician granted burial
permit. and the man was buried In the Baskns
Ridge Cemetery on February l. the certificate AT
tributinR death to accident
Nothing more was thought OF the matter until
week later when wealthy Italian contractor
named Michael Fortunate living al Madison. called
At the Office OF Prosecutor Nelson y. DUNCAN ana
gave convincing proof that Pila"ci had been muir
dered by Dilucci He said that the murderer was
the brother Of a wealthy contractor living at Nor
ristovn and that all that money ard the power Of
the Malta could do would protect Ducc The in
is,ic md Prossrrto Dunean Hnallv deputizad
him az n special officer TO work on the case. Two
DAYS later the man who was want"o was ionlh d,
MorrIstown The Prosecutor detailed two locai
constabIes 10 go TO Morristown with warrants. and
called upon the Prosecutor of Morris county Tor
assistance. The latter examined the papers hcn ny
tho officers and discovered error in dates Nhlle
The COngtabIcs returned 10 Sonerviilo TO haNo inc
corrected the nlau escaped. hu' was SlhS'n
aucnily found In Paterson ny Fortunate ana fo!-
lowed Brooklyn. where he was captured.
There is said to he feud existing between For
tuniato and the brother of the murderer. and this
led Ia his giving the Information. without which the
murderer would never have been captured. Az
eyewitness of the murder was yesterday arrested
near Morristown whore he was in hiding. and was
brought TO the county Jail here. Diluccl VIII {"
broueh. here as soon as Governor Black grants inc
extradit:or papers The body Of the murdered man
Will he eNhUmcd tomorrow. when coroner Stll"e!i
will hold inquest at Basking Ridge.