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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22

sand fold our mechanical power, and
hence our productive capacity. Jap
plause.) The reason things sell
lower than formerly is because
they are made cheaper, and
they are made cheaper because
of better, superior methods and
processes employed in their
manufacture.
"Why, sir, Mr.. Mckinley might die
tomorrow and by the day after be ut
terly forgotten. Mechanical in
vention and scientific discovery would
not be retarded. The sun would still
continue to impart warmth and the rain
moisture to the earth. The seed sown
by the husbandman would terminate,
grow and develop into the annual har-
vest. None of the essential conditions
upon which eur prosperity depends
would be destroyed. But, sir, you an
initiate the Inventive genius of your
people, destroy the skill of your me-
chanics and machinists and the love of
your scientists for their labor, and fur
ther progress would be simply impossi-
DiC' ~ stuuustul WOulu 10 tut result,
nay, not standstill, but stagnation,
which in itself would be utterly intoler-
able.
at is not to Mr.. Mckinley or any
other politician. but to the memory of
the men who invented and have per-
fected your printing press; to the men,
DRY of the men who discovered the
power of steam and who built your
steam engines, who invented and built
your power looms and cotton gins; to
the memory of the men who construct
ed your telegraph and laid your ocean
cables, who discovered and have per-
fected the bessemer steel process; to the
memory of the men who have the men,
tai capacity to put together your self
binders, which have revolutionized the
bread problem-it is to the memory Of
these intellectual giants that we ought
to erect monuments that would pierce
the very skies [applausel, while we
may with perfect safety allow the name
of Mckinley and every other politician
to 60 unsung, unhonored and unmonu-
mented." Applause.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
THOSE BIKES AGAIN.

The Chronicle does not want to be-
come tedious on any subject, but it
wants to enquire again. why bicycles
cannot be taxed? Let the committee
on petitions and ordinances, prepare
a bike ordinance" for the next city
council meeting and let it devote one
section to declaring that all females
over the age of 30 shall not be taxed
for their ''Ramblers, Waverleys, etc.,
etc." then you would see such a rush
up to our polite tax collector that it
would at once demonstrate the wis
dom of having passed such an ordin-
ance. Another section might regulate
the bike dress for different ages, or
might specially tax the bike gossamer
girl, the girl in tights or the bloomer
girl but to the GaX-exempt) spinster
a mother-hubbard should be allowed.
A tax revenue on thousands of bikes
would be no small help to pay off the
large Indebtedness inherlIed from its
predecessors by the present city ad-
ministration.-Mc Chronicle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
WORK OF sCoVNDRELs.
Attack Made on C. L. & w. Coal
Train.

Attack Made on C. L. & W. Coal
Train.
Columbus, o., Aug. 21.-A special to.
the Dispatch from Wheeling, w. Va,
says:
Unknown parties concealed in the
brush, about the G. L. & w, track at
Barton Friday night attacked a pass
Ing north-bound coal train. AS the
train passed the spot volley of stones
was sent at the trainmen wherever
one was in view. Fireman Little was
struck by one of the flying missiles
and quite badly cut.
Later another train at the same
place collided with a pile of empty
oil barrels, which had been put on the
track and fastened with a heavy rail.
Fortunately Engineer Leggett was
looking out for trouble at this point
and was running the train very slow
ly, preventing an accident. Every eff
fort is being made by the county au-
thorities to apprehend the guilty par
ties.
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PEARsALL POINTERS.

Pearsall, Texas, Aug. 21.-Miss Del
la Busby left yesterday for Cuero, af-
ter a visit here to her sister, Mrs. j..
G. McHaney.
c. f. Binkley returned lately, after
prolonged visit to friends in Pleasan-
ton.
Miss Willie Stephens returned from
Temple, Galveston and Pittsburg in
the early part Of the week.
C.. G. Hubbard returned yesterday
from Mexico where he spent some
days prospecting.
Austin Ellis returned today to his
home at Dilley.
HI. III. Mills, of Dilley, was here
Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. S. Rowell left yesterday for
Kennedy to visit Mrs. NJ. E ScovilL
Mason Nancy and family spent
pleasant day on the Leona yesterday,
fishing. ~"
Miss Lee Woodward returned to her
home at Utopia, Monday, after Wis
it to her sister, Mrs. Newt. Wood
ward. 20
]. w. Harris returns to Park col
lege, Mo-, Monday.
Miss Marion NJ. Lowe has recovered
from her severe illness.
Messrs. Lee and Gus Lowe are
spending some days at Tilden.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Hon. County Commissioners court OF
Bexar County for the supplying and
LAYING of water mains from the
County Court House to the County
Jail. also for the supplying of the wa
ter mains separately from the laying
of the same. Bids will be opened at
IL O'Clock a. m. Saturday, August
2S. 1897. The Court reserves the right
TO reject any or all bids. Each bid
must be accompanied by certified
check of 500 TO be forfeited TO the
County in case the party TO whom the
contract is awarded fails to enter into
contract and furnish the bond requir-
ed by the court. Specifications of the
work can be seen at the office of Mr..
H. b. Salliway, at the County Court
House. Published by order of court.
Sna Antonio, Texas, August 2lst,
a. D., 1897. THAD. w. SMITH
County Clerk, Bexar County, Texas.
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Stewed Mushrooms.

Mushrooms, no matter how cooked,
ought always to be carefully examined,
as they are likely to become infested
with worms if little past their prime.
Wipe button mushrooms with damp,
soft flannel and stew gently in water 10
minutes, salt to taste, add tablespoon
full of butter, thioken to the consistency
of cream with little cornstarch mois-
tened with milk and boil three minutes.
Put in two tablespoonfuls Of cream and
stir while you count five. Remove from
the fire and serve at once Mushrooms
should be served very hot. They lose
their delicate flavor if lukewarm.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
JUDGE FRENCH ON SILVER.
He Repudiates Regulators and Talks
Plainly About Money.

He Repudiates Regulators and Talk
Plainly About Money.
Judge Nathaniel French, temporary
chairman of the Democratic state con
vention which met at Des Moines OIL
Aug. 2 and which declared for "ths
honest payment of our debts" and for
"a sound and stable currency, spoke
in part as follows:
''Since Jackson's administration ana
through its act we have had the gold
standard, excepting only the period OF
suspension of specie payments. On
debts, both public and private, have
been contracted on that basis, and com
mon honesty requires that they shall be
repaid accordingly. The cry of the Chi
cago convention for the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver at the false ratio
of 16 to attacks our existing standard,
threatens us with wholesale Reputation,
panic and ruin. This cry is supporse j
by the claim that the government is ali
powerful ami by its mere fiat can eed.
BILE the value of silver and make aad
keep the silver dollar the full equal Of
the gold Some men honestly Believe N
this miraculous power, but what thcy
really want IS not free coinage of silver,
but free cc!na.,e Ct paper.
"Others favor this ratio as an easy
way of paying debts. Others, made des-
perate by present conditions. are willing
to risk any charge, hoping for better
times iisLJcunt Of the fact that ghs
present haru times are mainly due 10
this agitation, they are willing to try a
bigger desc of the stuff which has poi
soned them. Others, whose main object
in life is to break into office, regard ii
as means of getting public job. Be-
hind all these is the greedy, crafty CO.
terie of millionaire silver mine owners,
furnishing the funds and pulling the
wires
'The silver men say our money is too
good and too scarce. They would make
it poor and plentiful. The trouble, how
ever, is not due to scarcity Of money,
but to scarcity of confidence Our mon
ey has increased faster than population,
but the silver agitation has awakened
distrust The remedy is to restore con-
fidence. Capital will seek employment
freely only when sure that it will not
be confscated, when sure that the re-
turns of the venture will be in the same
good money invested.
Wealth is the product of intelligent
labor. The better the tools used and the
more brains mixed with the labor the
greater the result, but first of all assur-
ance is needed that half the tools will
not be stolen. The good money of the
gold standard is the best tool of COM
merce and used by the leading ma
tions. The best is none too good for the
American people, and the financial tools
of Mexico and China are out of place
here.
"Silver has its proper use in the
minor transactions of commerce, and
when maintained at parity with gold,
through limitation of coinage and other
safeguards, serves as useful tool, which
no one would discard. The use Of silver
with gold in this way furnishes the
only practical bimetallic currency"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
Silver and Rain.

. Professor Francis E. Nipher has just
discovered another one of the many evil
effects due to that awful "crime of
! 49," He finds that the rainfall at
Monticello, Jones county, Ia, dimin-
ished from 90 inches in 1875 to 18
inches in 1895. 1t is remarkable that
the heavy drop from 81 inches in 1892
to Is inches in 1895 corresponds to the
heavy fall in the price of silver. Do
not these facts demonstrate clearly the
intimate connection between silver and
rain? Is there farmer III America so
blind that he cannot see this connec-
ton? Every rational man knows that
the Shylocks who perpetrated the "crime
of rs" will continue TO depress and
degrade silver until not only Iowa, but
the whole Of America, is a dry, barren
desert. Arouse, ye liberty loving, patri-
otto sons Of Americal Strike down the
money sharks and famine makers Of
Wall and Lombard streets! Let not this
horrible crime so unavepged! Remone-
tie silver at 16 to l and get back tc
the rainy days of your fathers!
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
MISS BEIssNER SURPRISED.

The friends of Miss Julia Beissner
rendered her pleasant surprise party
Friday evening at her home on Ave
niue c. The party, consisting of about
twenty couple, was headed by MISS
Mary Kramel and assembled at the
home of Miss Clara Dietzel on South
Alamo street, and from there repaired
to the home of Miss Beissner. In Or
der to complete The surprise a string
band was engaged for the occasion
and preparations were at once made
for dancing, which was the pleasure
of the evening and continued until the
early morning hours.
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toes, so perhaps we may take our choice
and still be in the fashion, says writer
of the following in the New York Her
aid:
There are some new styles in bicycle
shoes and leggings. Many women are
discarding the leggings and high shoes
for wheeling altogether, contending
that prettily fitted shoe and neatly
gartered stocking are much less obtru-
sive than the distinctive bicycle shoe
and Logging. Still the shoemakers pro-
vide high shoes, low shoes and leggings,
and more of the latter are seen on the
wheelwomen in town and country than
the low oxford ties
Paris has never sent us daintier foot
gear than the exquisite ties, made in
any shade, to wear with the fluffy be-
flounced lawns which are the rage to-
day. Any color can be procured, from
the most delicate pink, mauve, blue,
nile green to the red shoe, to be worn
with all black costumes. Then, as wom-
an joins in SO many of the manly sports,
the bootmakers show riding boots, golf
ing shoes and stout walking boots
which only differ from the male models
in their delicacy of form.
There never was the time when the
summer girl had to have so much foot
gear as now. There are just 16 styles of
shoes which she should have, and if
she is ambitious to exhibit different
varieties of each style the total could
easily be swelled to 60. just why a
girl needs at least l6 pairs of shoes can
be easily told. In the first place, when
she gets up in the morning she of
course thrusts her feet in her bathing
slippers preparatory to the morning
bath. When her morning toilet is com
pleted, she discards the bathing slippers
with the round toe and fiat heel and
dons her breakfast slippers. An hour
after breakfast it is time to think of the
mornings fun. 1t may be brisk run
awheel, visit to the golf links, q
horseback ride, long walk or a yacht
ing trip, any one Of which requires a
special kind of footgear.
For the bicycle there are three styles,
and the one that has suddenly gained
the most popularity is the low shoe,
fashioned somewhat like the ordinary
oxford tie, but fastened with laces. At
first the wearers Of the low shoe used
thick golf stockings, but they have been
found to be too warm. go those Of Isle
thread were substituted. Notwithstand-
ing the sensible arguments which recon-
mend the low shoe, there are many
who adhere to the high boot The new
est in these is made Of various colored
French kids to match the costume.
Golf calls for a special shoe. 1t is
made Of Russian leather and has low,
broad heel and thick sole, the latter be-
ing inserted with several rubber disks
and the heel with rubber crescent to
prevent slipping when delivering a vio-
lent blow on smooth grass. These shoes
are cut not higher than six inches, and
one of their essentials is to make walk
ing easy.
The correct walking shoe is a laced
affair of calfskin, made as high as the
golf shoe, with an inch and quarter
square heel and made so that the for
ward part of the foot from the ball to
the toe rests firmly on the ground. A
horseback ride, of course, requires a
pair of we'll made riding boots, The
smartest kind are made of patent leath-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
FOR OUTDOOR wEAR.

er, but some prefer those of calfskin or
Russia leather. They reach nearly to
the knee and are made with stiff tops,
pointed toes and low, broad heels. Then
there are tennis shoes and yachting
shoes, both of canvas, with rubber soles
to prevent slipping on velvety grass or
sllting decks. Slippers for afternoon
wear, when finery is donned, are in in
umerably dainty styles and colors,
and the same can be said of the footgear
for evening wear for dances and similar
functions.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
Bryan,s Diminishing Dollar.

1t is now a 40 cent silver dollar in
stead of 80 cent dollar. OF course if
Mr.. Bryan could make a 30 cent dollar
as good as a 100 cent dollar, he could
do the same with 40 cent dollar. And
If he could do it with 40 cent dollar
why not with 20 cent dollar? And
why not with a 10 cent dollar and /
cent dollar? Then why have any value
at all in dollar? Why not make dol
lar out Of nothing?
And the deuce of it is for Mr.. Will.
liam ]. Bryan that wheat keeps on 60
ing up while silver goes down. Tough
on him, but the country can stand it,
New York Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22

Now is the time to paper and paint
your house.
We have everything that you want
for the purpose and everything that
we have got is of the best and finest
quality. This is more than most of
the other dealers can say.
1t am sole agent for the Lowe Bros
Standard Liquid Paints, Lowe Bros
Dayton Ready-Made Paints, Murphy'S
carriage and house varnishes. cold
water paints, floor paints and in fact
anything in the paint, oil, glass and
wall paper line.
C. II. MUELLER.
S22-324 e. Houston Street
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
Greenbsck Education In Kansas.

Now that prosperity is returning to
Kansas the superintendent of public
schools of that state ought to hunt up a
United States note, of the sort common
ly described as greenbacks, and read
every word thereon printed He will
then see that the statemen. that "green-
backs are not money, they are simply
promises to pay" for which he threat
ems to suppress textbook, is complete
and exact description of these notes.
We do not suppose that this will change
his Populist view of his official duty,
but it will enable him to understand
how extremely silly the action is which
he proposes. New York Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
RanId DECLINE Of Interest.

"The truth is, - says the Kansas City
Journal, "that the farmers of the west
are fast losing their interest in silver as
an issue. They voted for free coinage
because they were persuaded that twas
the only road to prosperity. They want
ed it simply as a means TO an end. As
they are rapidly attaining the end, they
don't care anything further about
means. 4"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
NEGRO FREE-FoR-ALL.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Yazoo City, Aug. PA small steam
er running on the Yazoo river between
here and VicEsburg carried a negro
excursion on its last trip. The ex-
cursionists had a fearful experience
on the return trip. A negro man
slapped a negro woman and was re
proved by another negro man. A free
fight resulted. The two negro meI
who started the row were killed and
the woman was shot through the an
kle. A Chinaman was knocked from
the upper deck into the river and he
was drowned. Several negroes sus
tanned minor injuries.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
chira Hangs ON to silver.

Since Germany abandoned silver as
its staudald Of monetary value in 1871
the gold standard has been adopted by
every great nation, save China, through
cut the cntlre breadth of the old world
ION Norway TO Japan. New York
,lGrni.l or Commerce.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
NEWEST FOOTWEAR.
FOR HOUSE WEAR, STREET, BIcY-
Il CLING, GOLF AND TENNIS.

The Reign of the Pointed Toe Is Past.
Footgear InNColors to Match the Cos
tume-Low Shoes For Bicyciing-special
Shoes For Golf.
Dame Fashion says that the pointed
shoe is out of date The sensible wom-
an will wear a round toed and comfort
able boot, but many who are sensible
ON other points will choose the shoe
which makes her foot look prettiest.
Here one sees both round and pointed
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
netic. full OF life. nerve and vi.or, take MOTTO.
. BAG, tue wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, zoe or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Pc 20, Chicago or New York
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
Mexico RealI,lns the Populist Dream

Mexico is now reaping the bitter
fruits of free silver coinage, which the
Popocrats are so eager to establish in
this country. Though our neighboriDg
republic has been blessed with abundant
harvests, her free silver system is threat.
ening her with financial ruin. -Phila.
delphia Record.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
ONLY 10 CENTS

Your pick on bargain table tomor-
row. All our 75c, $1.00 and S1.25 La
dies Waists. Be on hand. 50c
S-22-1t WOLFF & MARX.
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SPECIAL PRICES.

That are bargains in Ladies' Shirt
Waists, Ladies' House Wrappers, Cor
sets, and Children's Dresses, tomor-
row at the
MOKE MILLINERY co.
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WANTED TO BLY,

First-class horse, suitable for sur
rey. w f. Woods, at Woods Bank.
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DOMESTIC SALE.

s 1-3 cents Lonsdale Domestic, not
over 20 yards TO a customer, cts. at
S-oo-1t WOLFF & MARX.
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JUST THINK OF IT.

You can get a nice Shirt waist To-
morrow for % cents.
MOKE MILLINERY co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
A STARTIER

Tomorrow Ladies' Shirt Waists at
% cents.
MOKE MILLINERY co.
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Educate Your Bowels With C;.sc"retS.
Candy Cathartic cure constipation forever
1Oc 25c. II c. G. c. fail, druggists ref I'd money
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
CRASH SKIRTS.

Your choice of our $500 Linen Crash
Skirts S1.15.
S-22-1t WOLFF " MAhA.
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

The residence, SOC, on Nolan street.
PAUL WAGNER.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22

Bucks Stoves and Ranges.
Agents for the Light Running
White Sewing Machines, ETC., etc.
EarIf You Want Bargains Come
and See us.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
DAILY LIGHT

Which goes daily into thousands
of homes in San Antonio. If you
put an "Ad." in the
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Pe[SO||Q| Mention.

Mrs. G. B. Davis is i'll with the den.
que.
Charles E. Tips, of Seguin, is at the
MahnCke.
City Assessor Cunningham is ill with
the dengue.
Geo. L. Leigh, of Kerr county, is al
the Southern.
John w. Keck, of Fredericksburg, is
at the Mahncke.
t. G. Lansden, of Washington, DC,
is at the Menger.
DR.. B. NJ. Worsham, of Austin, was
in the city today.
City Auditor Vinck is convalescing
from the dengue.
Rev. ]. B. Gambell, of Waco, is at
the Southern hotel.
E. G. Roundtree, editor of the Eagle
Pass Guide, is at the Southern.
Mr.. c. S. Mcleod has returned from
a business trip to Bradford, Ia.
Mr.. Herbert Meyer returned last
night from business trip to Marion.
George H. Huston has returned to the
city after an absence of some months.
G. R. Tullos, ] C. and S. V. Houston
are prominent Floresville citizens now
at the Southern.
Miss Nellie Burk, of Beeville, left
yesterday for home, after visiting
friends in this city.
John 7 Coleman, of Crystal Run, N.
Y, and Charles B. Coleman, of Goshen,
n. Y, are at the Mahncke.
Mr.. Henry Quasso will leave about
the 18th for Beaumont, where he in
tends establishing himself in the tail
oring business.
Major c. c. Creson and family re-
turned today from their summer trip to
Lakes George and Champlain and the
coast of Maine.
Mrs. w. G. Van Week, and a party
of friends arrived from Houston over
the Southern Pacific yesterday after
noon in private car Texas"
Mrs. E j. Confines and baby have
returned from Waco, where they have
been visiting for some time. Mr.and
Mrs. Confines will go to housekeeping
Immediately.
Mrs. ]. S. Levy, of New Orleans, i!
in the city, accompanied by her TIVE
sons, and visiting her sister, Mrs
Louis Berg, on San Pedro avenue
They arrived here last week from st
Louis, where they have been about
month.