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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-28
T, GrOOs ( Co. Bankers.

AND DEALERS IN EXCHANGE
Insight drafts on the principal cities
OFthe United States and on all Euro
mean countries. Also drafts on Mon
terey. Mexico, payable in Mexian dol
lars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-28
USE THE TELEPHONE

USE THE TELEPHONE
To all points in TEXAS connect
ed with the Long Distance Tele-
phone system. Quick connec-
tions, excellent service and you
do not have to wait for reply.
Look for the sign of the Blue
Bell.
NJ. F. THOMAS, Local Manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30

times when he camped on the doorstep for
two days at a time. But we kept him out
and Grove him off again each time, and at
last as far away as the yard, and finally
something happened that drove him oft
altogether. M
Il dor't believe in luck, L believe man
IS sure to get all he's entitled to if he
works hard enough for it, but 1 find as |
grow olGer that I believe "a little more in
circumstances, and one day as 1 was going
home to meet the wolf met a Circum-
stance of large proportions. and of beam
ing couctenance VI a
,strug, me boy dsaids Circumstance,
we've been looking for you a long time.
Where have you been% o
The wolf knew what was up the mo-
ment ! struck the fence, but I'm blessed
II he didn't smile over it: in fact, think
ne was rather pleased. we'd known each
otner so long, and he was pretty jolly, any
way. for wolf. a. l.
He hung around for day or two longer
and l fed him up the best I knew how,
but just as soon as he had; made sure that
We were all right he, lit out, and we never
saw him again. 1t seems queer, seems as
though he'd have been all the more Ger
tain to stay right there, where he was
sure of good stumEto eat and plenty of 1t,
but the fact is that the wolf never feels
at nome except with misery or a reasona-
bly, close approximation to it, Cheerful
ness and plenty he simply can't abide.'
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Her Engagement Ring Strangely Re-
covered.

FROM the Philadelphia Record
Mrs. ZEBRA Bryn of North Dist streat
Two years ago. while travelling through
southern Italy. lost q leather satchel. There
WAS quite sum of money and some yalu-
anie papers in the satchel, but what wor-
ried her most was the loss of her engage
ment ring, which was of very quaint de-
sign. having been the marriage token in the
idnniiy or her iance for several genera
IONS. of course. every endeavor was made
10 recover the lost article. Advertisements
We're inserted in all the principal papers Of
tne province, and although most strenuous
eltorts were made, nothing was ever heard
of the satchel
A few days ago. while visiting friend In
west Philadelphia. a street piano wheeled
up before the porch on whic n they were
seated. and, after playing a few melodies
young italian girl came up to collect some
money. Imagine Mrs. Bryn's surprise to
recognize her long-lost ring on the girls
hnger. Questioning the girl In her native
language brought forth the fact that her
family was from the district In which the
satchel had been lost. Her father had been
sheep raiser. and shepherd dog he own
ed had one day come in with the sa:chel
IN his mouth. No one In the family could
read. which probably accounted for the
TACT that 1t had never been returned.
An explanation OF the circumstances, to-
gether with a generous reward, restore ed
the ring to its rightful owner.
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furniture carpets Draperes Pa Ave and Street


s Long ago." said the stranger. How
iohg Is 1t, Mary? Five years since he grad
uated. amt it?''
Six" said the old lady,
Il guess mebby 1t u.s." said the old man.
Graduated from your home school, /
SUPPOSE said the young man.
Yes, said the aged stranger. He was
our only child. an Mary and l made up our
minds to give him just as good an educa-
ton as we could afford. An we did, too"
The young man smiled. He fancied that
the boy In question had been given a de-
cidedly limited send-oH.
You say he graduated from the home
school?' he said.
Yes" replied the old man. but he didn't
STOP there. He wanted to go to West Aus
tiTtown. and we sent him. Then he wanted
to go to Hiram. and we sent him. And
then he'd set his heart on Harvard, and We
sent him there"
ITO Harvard?'
Yes; and he was one of the class ora.
tors. too, on graduatin' day. 1t almost
pfoke MS heart cause mother and
couldn't be there to hear him. But we
oiant feel that We could quite afford IT
did we, mother?' -
The young man looked at the old lady
Inere were tears tn her eyes, but she still
nodded brightly. $3.50
And your son-where Is he nowr'
He's mining engineer in South Africa
Long nrst-rate. too. We hear from him
regular every month. Why, what brourht
us up to town today was to get a draft
cAshed that he sent his mother Ter = hirfh.
day present. Three hundred doliars-aye
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The Hard Trade of . King.
From L0rdon Truth.


Turning first sods; laying foundation
stones; opening bridges. hospitals, libraries,
museums and other public! buildings; chris
tening and launching ships; assisting at
bazaars; presiding at, public meetings and
dinners; organizing funds for benevolent
purposes and attending tot the proper ad-
ministration of them;l 1patfonizing a multi
tude of institutions and enterprises. and
taking active interest I'M their manage
ment and Development preparing and de-
ivering hundreds Of speeches; receiving
addresses and replying to them: reviewing
troops and fleets; visiting. hospitals; repre-
senting the nation ON important occasions
throughout Europe: entertaining foreign
royal visitors: bearingin mind the birthday
OF every royal parsonage IN Great Britain
and on the continent. land Cdispatehing suit
able congratulations attending, officially
and unoficially, baIs, concerts and in
Vulnerable other entertainments; perform
ing these many and varied duties with
minute discretion. so as never to be asso-
ciated with failure. never to interfere.
directly or indirectly, with any Of the myr-
iads OF public and private interests, and
never to cause friction or to create animos-
tty-if this by no means comprehensive
catalogue of royal duties Is not suficient
70 excite pity, whatever Wilt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30
KEEPING THE WOLF AWAY.
A Pretty Lively Struggle, hut 1t Had
Happy Termination.


Happy Termination.
From the New York Sun.
I'm the course Of my efforts to keep the
wolf from the door," said q man who once
had to make quite a little struggle to pull
through, "the wolf and 1 got pretty well
acquainted. I used to find him nights
when I went home slouching around the
yard. and sometimes. when I have been
very late. have found him sitting up on
the doorstep close by the door; not trying
to get In. but when went in he'd stretch
his neck and look in. The idea seemed to
be tina: as long as We had anything he
wouldn't try to get in. What he was
waiting for was for me to come home some
day without anything: busted, beat. He
knew that after one or two days of that
sort of business I'd be too weak to stand
him on. and then he'd get in without even
the trouble Of making a fight for It.
knew what would happen then, the
weakest first. the children. and it became
a sort OF personal fight between me and
the wolf. 1t was a long. silent fight and
very close, though. as a matter Of fact.
I had a little the letter of it, Just a shade.
Sopetfmes I've come home very late or
so nearly empty haEded that what / had
wasn't heavy enough to weigh down any
thing but mans spirits. but never once
did the wolf actually get his nose WITHIN
the door, though there were two or three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30

Want ads. in The Star pay because
they bring answers-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30
CLOTHES MAKE THEM SICK.
Natives of Africa Who Die When Thew
Take to Wearing Garments.

From Harper's Magazine.
The bulk of tie later authority is to the
effect that civilization at present harms
the negro by exposing him to diseases he
never knew before. In his savage state
the black man goes naked and becomes
stfoDS by constant contact with the
lresh air. The first thing done for the
happy black heather is TO make aim wear
uncomfortable clothing. in which he
sweats and breeds poisonous microbes with
horrible f1uency. He never changes mis-
clothing, and when he gets wet he knows
no better than to dry them by sitting close
to the fire. In this way he contracts fever
and undermines an otherwise robust COZ
st1tutlon For this reason many magis-
trates hold that from the adoption of civ
ll1zed customs by the natives and the con-
sequent increase of disease there will re-
suit check to the present rate of increase
among the blacks.
The death rate among the so-called
christian natives is larger than among
those IN the savage state, owing to the
reasons above given, but here again we
nave to remember that the savage state
referred to is one protected by English
laws, and the Christians referred to are
such as have not learned how to preserve
their health under changed conditions of
ne. win increased pressure of popula-
ton In South Africa and increased Gfffn-
Guilty in wandering away to new territory
the blacks Will be forced into pretty much
the same social state as they are today in
the southern part of North America The
frightfui rindcrpest which has rayaged
their country during the past year. com
bined with the locust plague, has COM
PEELED an Industrial movement among the
blacks undrea med of before.
In former years the tribes afflicted by
want of food would have gone upon the
warpath and sought to plumber some of
their nelgkbors; today they send out their
in, fkn fial.S,
In the mines of the white man, and thus
silently this great revolution is going on,
making from day to day more real the
rule Of the white man in Africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30
GOT THEM BOTH.
Lucky Young Lawyer Gets the Old
Mans business and His Daughter.

From the Detroit Free Press
MY best stroke of business was when /
first hung out my shingle in the west'
told the lawyer who now handles none but
the most important and remunerative
cases. Living about fifty miles north or
the town in which 1 was impatiently wait
ing for something to do was an eccentric
OH fellow " no owned enough land to make
three or four counties and enough cattle
to fed the armies OF the world.
AS / was pacing up and down the little
Office one morning. wondering what / could
go at If my first case didn't come soon
answered knock at the door to meet
yeiIHg lady who had all the glow and vigo-
Of the prairie with the easy society ways
OF the cultured eastern woman. While /
was trying TO recover my breath she told
me that she was a messenger from her
father who had heard that there was a
rev lawyer in town. and wanted his opin-
Ion in a matter that threatened to lead to
lawsuit. I took the letter she handed me
and found il signed by the rich old ranch
man
But your father asks an opinion with
Cut making any statement of his case /
said after reading.
lis evident that you don't know papa
If you sent back for further information
he would denounce you as an ignoramus
and have nothing more to do with you.
Write something learned in language, but
obscure in ideas. Quote lot of your musty
old legal maxims in the original Latin.
and. above all things. abuse the other man
with merciless bitterness
In three hours she was back from her
shopping. and the learned opinion was
ready. The language was ponderous. The
sentences were long and involved. The
Latin was injected without reference to the
context. and the abuse was underlined
with red ink. She read and laughed till
her sparkling eyes rained tears down her
brilliant cheeks. You must arrange to do
ali papa's law business she warned me at
parting. ard / danced boisterous solo
when she was gone.
Next day came a letter from papa He
had at last found a lawyer. That opinion
was worthy Of a Webster or Choate- He
inclosed 81 900. and made me his attorney.
Later / got the daughter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30

dollars for every year-thats wba, Ia.
wrote Mothers just sixty" 'oe
lady. VII ''S mat u the Old
wish you many more birthdays ~.
am. he said, land trust that each win -,
as pleasantly remembered" VIII oe
. Inc oid lady smilingly thanked him.
10 you know what mother said %, In,
CURED the old man, with a sIv fasn n
his eye. Oily Twinkle In
why. no. What was itp"
motner said: Let's speak to that Young
mah-he seems SO much like Toe lung
And the young man walked awav ,.,,
ina. I'M, ne might Journey long and far anS
i'0t receive 50 high a compliment. anu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30
HE LOOKED LIKE JOE.
Why the Old Folks Spoke to the
Young Man.

Why the Old Folks Spoke to the
Young Man.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An aged man and woman stopped OPP
posite the Central High School building
few days ago and looked across at that
rather imposing pile. They were plainly
but neatly dressed, and while 1t was evil
dent they were from the rural districts,
there was nothing in their appearance to
attract comment. A young man was wait
ing for a cross-town car close to where the
strangers stopped. To him the aged man
turned.
That's school house. judge?" he said.
That's the Central High School," replied
the young man.
The old man looked interested.
That's the principal high school. Mary"
he remarked to the old lady.
Then he turned back to the young man.
I'VE haven't been in Cleveland for q
number Of years." he said; 81 guess 1t amt
since the Garfield funeral. an we're Just
looksn' around. We take . good deal Of In
terest in schools and school houses"
He paused and looked toward the sweet
faced old lady, who nodded brightly.
Then you have children?" said the young
man
.Just one,'' replied the old man.
or course, he II through schoolf''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30

MOST OF tie European sovereigns are early
risers. The Emperor Of Austria rises a,
= 20 am. In the summer and am. in the
winter. TIE empress has her bath at
O'Clock. The German emperor gets to
work at o'clock. and often starts out for
ms morning ride at g. The kings of Italy.
O'Clock The queen and queen regent or
Holland are also early risers, but the isse
Dom Pedro of Brazil broke all records m
Up for the day at am. and yfsitins ms
friends bctN cen 4 and g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30
How Steamers Have Grown.


FronI Fl gIheeFihg.
One of the first steamers owned by the
Union Steamship Company. trading with
TIE Cape of Good Hope, was named the
Briton. This vessel was lost in the Bay of
Biscay in 1857. A second vessel of the
same name was built In 1861. and after
ward sold to her majesty's government
The third has just been completed at Bel
fast. The comparison Of the dimensions
OF the three Britons cannot fail to be of
striking interest. as showing the develop
ments and progress made between 1854 and
1897: ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30
Tons Of Pennies.

Nine tons weight OF coppers are taken
every week from the London pehny-in-the-
slot gas meters. It 10 proposed to suppiy
electricity on the same plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30

1t matters little what it IL that you want
whether situation or q servant
want ad. In The Star will reach the ner-
son who can All your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30

II you want anything. try an ad. IN The
VIII get an answer
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
MANUSCRIPT o
Mast Interesting Place In h whois
British Museum.

IN the hewildcring maze of tie
British museum. where mt y miles of
shelves and eases are filled with worlds
treasures. there is one little room that
attracts II greater number Of visitors
than any other, says I.ippincutt's. Tho
crowds that thrOng about the cases in
TINS room are comprised of persons of
c~u'iously diverse characteristics Il Ia
u center of interest for scholar md
literary people. aud yet seems rs at
trHctivc To the least learned of the WIS.,
ttOrs. This is the room which contains
the department of autographs and man
uscripts, and the treasures within Il
are perhaps the most humanity interest
ing In the whole museum. Here arc
all name of writings by the hands ~
the worlds great men Of many ages
and countries. There are personal let
ters Of kings and popes. queens. minis
tcrs ana courticrs. whose names In his
tory, In story and In song seem not to
stand for real men and women. but
rather for Legendary beings: and these
letters reveal In some homely phrase
or bit Of simple sentiment n touch OF
human nature which seems to make
them more akin to those who curiously
scan the documents to-day. Here ono
may come. Ms 1t seems. to actual ac-
quaintance with the most notable of
the characters In Shakcspearo's histor-
zeal dramas. and get II new reading. In
the quaint original. of passages In his
works. Here are charters and state
papers that tell volumes of history In
n few lines letters OF the great relig.
iohs reformers, of statesmen. generals.
poets and composers. These autograph
documents. many Of them letters from
husband 10 wife or lover tn sweetheart,
show famous personages In a very diff
ferent light from that In which they are
commonly ce In the pages Of his.
tory.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
THE HOLY
Alexander at Russia u Man Of Religion,
Mind.

The Emperor Alexander Of Russia
was IA man OF u mystical. II may ba
said u superstitious, habit of mind,
deeply impressed with the divine right
of kings. and. IL must be added. with
"a corresponding conviction of the obli-
cation To- govern according to what he
regarded as Christian principles. says
the Nineteenth Century. He proposed,
therefore. that the sovereigns In con-
gress should enter into a holy alliance,
in which each pledged himself person
ally to rule according to the Christian
standard, and to come to the assistance
OF any other In the case Of domestic
as well as International difficulty.
Lord Castlereagh, AS the representative
OF this country. demurred to a pledge
which his sovereign could not under
take independently Of parliament. But
he desired to avoid all possibility OF
disagreement with the other powers
and especially not to offend the suscep-
Utilities OF Il parsonage who had been
SO influential In overcoming the com
mon enemy; and after correspondence
Win LOIu b'cibooi ~ uOHnc, tue
prince regent wrote a friendly letter
expressing his personal interest and
sympathy with the aims of the other
sovereigns, while refraining ON the
ground OF constitutional necessity from
entering, on his own part. into any
obligations such as were proposed.
The other powers had no such hesita-
ton. They undertook the sacred duty
OF crushing trouble at the beginning by
lending their forces to put down any
movement, whether strictly domestic
or not, which threatened to interfere
with an established organization. The
general outcome of the settlement was
a series of guarantees against in%terna-
tional aggression, supplemented by the
special obligations OF the members OF
the holy alliance to suppress internal
disorders.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19

OF a locomotive and the thunder of a
train broke the silence. Our horses
quiyercd with fright so that their har-
ness shook, and they began plunging
and rearing, Bending forward to peer
out, VI saw, high up on the crags, the
lights of n passing train. Another
whistle, a rumble, and II had van
ished.
Heavens" exclaimed Charlie, I'VE
have seen the phantom train"
phantom train!' repeated Miss Al
den, IL see nothing remarkable about
It,"
Nothing remarkable when there Is
not a railroad track within twenty
miles OF here! That train" said Char
lie, III It did not float In the air, ran
over the points Of stones bristling sew
eral feet apart. and at an altitude that
surveyors have thus far not interfered
with"
"Is this true?" / asked.
at is indeed" he replied. II have
heard of this phantom train, but never
believed in Its existence until now. 1t
only appears n night in a year, and |
suppose, luckily or unluckily, we have
CHANGED upon that night"
Absurd as the story has always APP
peared to me, l did not, in the UNI
canny darkness which surrounded us.
find 1t too strange for belief. Indeed,
had We not seen with our own eyes.
the phantom train?
"Shall | tell You the story as ] heard
it," asked Mr.. Ackley.
20, no. not until we are out OF this
glCom," said !.
IF We ever are" said Miss Alden.
We went on, past one or two lum-
bering camps, u%ntenanted and solitary,
and just as we began to feel hopelessly
shut In by dangers. seen and unseen,
We entered q cleared space, and In a
moment drew rein at a large, pleasant,
well-lighted hotel, the Dix house.
The change was wonderful. Out OF
the dreadful darkness into the cheerful
house and the pleasant parlor where
quite a number Of guests, remnants of
the summer visitors, were sitting cozily
together.
"See II? Yes, ] see II every 10th of
september for years till the landlord
took to having me here to tell the
story Of his company" broke from one
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION.

must be told. her troubled heart found
little comfort in'the thought of u meet
Ing with Miss Hetherington.
At last. after long reflection, she
spoke:
II know my mother she is my
nuther Is very good; but 1t has all
been a fatality since ! was born. and
can hardly realize yet that We are so
close akin. Nh. IL | had but known,
madame, If she had but told me at
the first. ! should never have left Scot
land. or known so much sorrow"
Miss Dove sighed in sympathetic ac-
nuiesccncc.
1t is Il sad story" she replied.
Your mother. proud lady as she Is,
has Eeen a great sinner; hut she has
been terribly punished. Surely, my
child. you do not bear any anger
against her In your heart"
None. madame; but she Is 50 strange
aud proud. | I'm almost afraid of her
still."
And you have other loving friends"
continued the lady, smiling kindly.
w Aph ltiUNIilbNl III G'ltii II
Johnnie sutherland" cried Mar
J,rie. i%oyfully. who told YOU of him.
Himself. He is back here in Paris"
Marjorie uttered a cry of delight.
You have seen him? You have spok-
on to him? He Knows
Gle knows everything. my child; and
he Is waiting below till | give him the
signal to come up. Can you bear to see
him."
There was no need To ask that ques-
ton. Marjorie's flushed cheek and
sparkling eye had answered il long be-
fore. Miss Dove stole quietly from the
room. and almost Immediately reap
peared. followed by Sutherland him
self.
Marjorie. my poor Marjorie!' he
cried. Selling her hands and almost
sobbing.
But who was this that Marjorie cav
approaching. through the mist of her
own joyful tears? A STOPPING figure
leaning upon a staff. turning toward
her a haggard fa e, and stretching out
a trembling palsied hand. 1t was Miss
Hetherington, trembling and weeping
all the harsh linoaments softened Will
the yearnlng of a mothers love.
my BARN! my bairn!"
"Oh, mother! mother" cried Mar
jorie; and mother and daughter clunl
together, reunited in a passionate en-
brace.