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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09

Americans have sought, but which few
have obtained The canvas was also
awarded the gold medal in the last
Paris salon.
This man, who is the first of his race
to become famous in the artistic world,
began his work in a most humble man.
ner here in America. He is the son of
Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner Of the
African Methodist Episcopal church,
now located in Kansas City. He was
born in Philadelphia 80 years ago and
received his preliminary training in the
Academy of Fine Arts of that city. His
remarkable ability soon attracted much
attention, but his color was a great
handicap to him in obtaining due recog-
milton. A wealthy Philadelphian, how
ever, furnished the means to enable him
to study in Paris, and there he had the
benefit of instruction under the great
master Constant. In Paris, too, he was
not subjected to the social ostracism
which he had to endure in America,
and he worked with a lighter heart and
freer hand.
He has now been in Paris four years,
remarkably short time in which to
achieve fame. But in the salon of 1896
he had picture which received flavor
able mention, and his latest effort has
thrown wide open the gates of success.
Several of his pictures are owned in
this country, and although they might
have been bought three years ago at a
small figure they are now held at top
notch prices by their fortunate possess
ors. Mr.. Tanner is now paying hasty
visit to his old friends in Philadelphia,
but will return to his Paris studio be-
fore long, as he intends to make his
home in the more congenial atmosphere
of the French capital.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09
DIR. KINGS NEW DISCOVERY FOR
CONSUMPTION.

This is the best medicine in the world
for all forms of Coughs and Colds and
for Consumption. Every bottle is
guaranteed. 1t will cure and not dis
appoint. 1t has no equal for whoop-
ing Cough, Asthma, Hay Fever, Pneu-
monia, Bronchitis, La Grippe, Cold in
the head and for Consumption. 1t is
safe for all ages, pleasant to Lakeland,
above all, is sure cure. 1t is always
well to take DR.. Kings New Life Pills
in connection with DR.. Kings New
Discovery, as they regulate and tone
the stomach and bowels. We guar
antee perfect satisfaction or refund the
money. Free trial bottles at +. Kali
teyer & Sons drug store. Regular
size, 50 cents and 81.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLE
INTERNATIONAL AND GREAT
NORTHERN.

North-Leaves at $3.50 a. m. and s D.
%. Arrives at 1925 a. m. and 3:15 p. m.
South-Leaves at 9:45 a. m. and ar
rives at 1880 p. m.
The Express Special leaves at 1850 a.
m. and arrives at 9:45 p. m.
NJ. K. & T.-Leaves at $3.50 a. m. and
8. D. m, arrives at 1925 a. m. and 3:15
.. m.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
East bound trains arrive from Mex
leo and Eagle Pass at 11:50 a. m; and
leave at 1910 D. m. and $3.50 y m.
for Houston, Galveston and New Or
leans.
West bound trains arrive from New
Orleans, Houstonand Galveston at 1:25
a. m. and 4:25 D. m: and leave for
Eagle Pass and Mexico at 4:45 p. m.
st. Louis Limited leaves for Waco,
Fort Worth, Dallas, Kansas City and
st. Louis at 7:25 p. m.
Arrives from st. Louis, Kansas City,
Dallas, Fort Worth and Waco at S:45
o. m.
sAN ANTONIO & ARKANSAS PASS.
Trains leave daily for Cuero, Waco,
Houston and GalVeSton at S:5O a. m. /;
for BeeviIle, Corpus Christi and Rock
port at 1850 D. m; and arrives daily
from the former places at 6:35 p. M;
and from the latter at 1880 .. m.
For Boerpe and Kerrville leaves dali
ly except Saturdays and Sundays at
2:45 p. m. Leaves Saturday at 1880
.. m. Leaves Sundays at $3.50 a. m.
Arrives In San Antonio from Roarne
and Kerrville daily except Sundays
and Mondays at 10:45 a. m. Arrives
Sundays at Z p. m. Arrives Mondays
at $3.50 a. m.
SAN ANTONIO & GULF SHORE.
Train leaves San Antonio for Mar
tinez, Sanders, Adkins, Lavernia and
Stockdale at $50 a. M, daily except
Sunday.
Arrives at San Antonio at 4:47 p. m.
daily, except Sunday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09

Roofing felt. pitch and Asphalt at
HEHPY PAuLYs Tel. "a. I1-etf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09
INCONSISTENCY.

She loved youthful minister;
Her smiling rose lips told him so,
Until they sent him forth to preach
At Lonesome Gulch in Idaho.
Then all the fervor of her soul
subsidized, and she would not go.
What. Waste her life in bowling wilds
Consorting with the squaw of LOT
He went-alone. And now she's pledgeC
Again to young Lieutenant Grow,
Who dates his letters, Fort Remote"
At Lonesome Gulch in Idaho!
Paul Pastnor in Brooklyn Life.
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YELLOW JACK KILLED.

Cascarets, Candy Cathartic kills yell
low jack wherever they find him. M
one who takes Cascarets regularly and
Systematically is in danger from the
dreadful sease. Cascarets kill yell
low fever germs in the bowels and pre-
system and kill all contagious disease
soc, all druggists. sot
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09

A whistling moth is an Australian
rarity. There is CLASSY space on the
wings crossed with ribs. When the
moth wants to whistle, it strikes these
ribs with its antenne, which have a
knob at the end. The sound is love
call from the male to the female.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09

That army chaplaincies continue to
be very alluring to the clerical mind is
indicated by the fact that nearly 300
ministers applied to the federal govern
ment for appointment to single va
cancy that recently occurred.
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E. G. SENTER,~
LAWYER,
2o3 MAIN ST, DALLAS, TEX.

"Many have said their children would
have died of Group, if Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy had not been given"
writes Kellam G ourren, druggists,
Seaview, Va. People come from far
and near to get it and speak of it in
the highest terms" This is equally
true Of this remedy in every commun-
ity where it is known. Buy a bottle
at all druggists and test it for your
self.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-09

Advertise in the Sunday Light
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Long Wait.

Grandpa, how old are you?"
II am 81 years old, my dear. -
"Then you were born so years before
l was. What long time you had alone
waiting for mep'-Philadelphia Times
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FOR RENT.

Building on northeast corner of
Commerce and East streets, 64xS0
feet, two stories and basement, large
nail on second floor. Apply to L.
WOLFSON. 12-tf
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IF YOU WANT good job printing
at reasonable prices, send your order
to the LIGHT JOB OFFICE.
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A NEGRO ARTIST.
Remarkable Success In Paris of the
American, Henry o. Tanner.

The evolution of the Afro American
seems about complete. London has
thrown itself at the feet of Paul Dun
bar, the negro poet, and now Henry o.
Tanner, the negro artist, has been singu-
larly honored in Paris The French
government has bought for the Luxem-
bourg gallery his painting, 1.-THE Rails
ing of Lazarus, thereby comforting on
Mr.. Tanner a distinction which many
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-06-03
rns made me lame for years and frcn,

This made me lame for years, and frona
time to time the weak knee would give out
entirely, and the swelling would commence.
This was always occasioned by some strain
like sudden stop. The knee gradually re-
covered, but always was weaker than the
other.
About fifteen years ngo the swelling 70.
commenced this time without any wrench at
ALL and before long realized that this was
rheumatism settling in the weakest part Of
the body. The trouble came so often that
was obliged TO carry an opiate in my pocket
everywhere went. | had generally pnckct
in my waiscoat pocket, but in going to q con.
ference ut Buffalo forgot IT, and as the car
was damp and cold, before got TO Buffalo
my knee was swollen TO twice its natural size
had seen the good effects that Pink pills
were having in such eases and ] tried them
myself with the result that ] have never had
twinge ora swelling since. This was effected
by taking seven or eight boxes.
| need not say that ! am thankful for my
recovered independence, but ! will add TINT
my knee is far stronger than it has been Tor
took one pill at my meals three times q
| day.
| | gladly give you this statement.
Yours, S. X. CALTHROP.
Since writing this letter DIR. Calthrop has
not had any visits from his old enemy and is
| even more cordial now i'm his accommodation
| To the reporter he said
81 am continually recommending nr. vii.
liams' Pink Pills to acquaintances and those
! | chance to meet who are troubled with Tleu
matism or locomotor ataxia.
"Pink Pills" continued Dr. Calthrop, "Hre
| the best thing Of the kind ! know oG They
/ are infinitely superior TO most medicines that
are put up for sale. | know pretty well what
the pills contain, and consider il an excel
lent prescription. II is such a one as ! might
get from my doctor, but he would not give il
in such u compact form and so convenient e
take.
az recommend the pills highly to oil wht
are troubled with rheumatism lOcomu'ul
ataxia, or any impoverishment of the blood
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Pcop,t
have an enormous sale. An analysis O
their properties shows that they contain i.
a condensed form, all the elements necessary
to give new life and richness to the bloul
and restore shattered nerves. They are 81
unfailng specific for such diseases as Ice,
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Nitus
dance, sciatica, neuralgia rheumatism, rCr y
Gus headache, the after effect of In grippe
palpitation of the heart, pale and snlIov
compilations, that tired feeling rosu'i",
from nervous prostration; all disease u,
sulting from vitiated humors in the blaud
I such as scrofula, chronic erysipelas, ctc
They are also a specific for troubles pecule e
TO females, such as suppressions, irregular
ties and all forms of weakness. They bull
: up the blood and restore the glow of hcu,i
to pale and sallow cheeks. In men the,
effect a radical cure in all cases arising from
mental worry, overwork or eXcesses of That
ever nature. There are no i'll effects follow
ing the use Of this wonderful medicine, and i
T can be given to children with perfect safety
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looking watch chain, collar button
and an equally gorgeous ring. They
fash rich golden hue under the un-
certain light of the torches, but the
knowing ones in the crowd, and they
are big majority, make up their minds
not to buy any of his trashy brass jew
elry. And they wouldn't if he offered
it for sale in the regular way.
But the fakir knows better than that.
No one wants to buy cheap jewelry in
public place. But Just here the fakir
"makes his talk"
"I am representing, gentlemen,
Messrs. Blankety, Blank 81 Co. of
Broadway, New York. Probably you
have read in the newspapers of the
wonderful mine which they own down
in Mexico. 1t was recently discovered
and yields metal which exactly re-
sembles gold in everything but weight.
This metal is called oleonite, and it
takes an expert to detect it from the
purest product Of the Colorado gold
mines. Messrs. Blankety, Blank 81 Co.
wish to introduce their oleonite jewel
ry, and they have employed me to dis
tribute samples of it to prominent citi-
zens. Now, to prevent any riot am 60
ing to give these packages of jewelry
away with a stick of elegant shaving
soap, which will sell for only 10 cents
stick, the bare cost of the article,
assure you, gentlemen.
OF course this is only the gist of what
the fakir really says. 1t would be i'm
possible to reproduce his eloquence as
he enlarges ON the wonderful properties
Of the beautiful oleonite jewelry or the
amazing virtues of his shaving soap.
The knowing ones who had decided not
to buy change their minds. They are
willing to buy shaving soap anywhere,
and if it is accompanied by present of
jewelry, why, so much the better. Then
the harvest of dimes is garnered by the
nimble fingered fakir, who announces
in loud voice to mythical customer
that he will not sell two packages to
the same individual. About the card
trick? Oh, forgot that, but SO does the
fakir.
The fakir always takes the first train
out of town in the morning. At the
next stopping place he retires to the Sc
clusion of his hotel room and cuts a
cent bar of common soap into about 90
cute little cubes. These he wraps in tin
foil, and his stock of "world famous
shaving soap" is once more replen.
ished. His oleonite jewelry he buys in
New York at about 81 gross. As there
would not be more than 90 per cent
profit on the jewelry at 10 cents pack
age, he gives it away and sells cents
worth of soap for 30.
This is the sort of fakir you will
meet IN country towns, at county fairs
and in the wake of the circus The city
falIir is a much more prosaic individual.
He wears a numbered license tag and
"moves ON" with frightened haste at
the approach Of policeman. He has
no bright, entertaining talk, no tricks
with cards and no gasoline torches,
bringing with them the odor of the
sawdust ring and memories of the side
show. His wares are genuine novelties,
trash though they often are, and he
makes only legitimate profit.
But the wandering fakir who goes
from villige to village, who travels mp
aud down, about and across the country
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A HOME OF CULTURE.
MILWAUKEE TO HAVE A MODEL PUB
Lie LIBRARY.

An Imposing Building, Planned to Serve
Combined Books For the People, with
n Commendnble Absence of Red Tape.
Milwaukee would like to be called
the Boston Of the northwest and add to
her fame as producer of malt liquors
n reputation as literary community.
She would twinc bay leaves in her BaC-
Chus wreath and insCribe on her banner
Beer and Books" AT any rate, the
city is erecting a magnificent building
for her free public library. 1t is to cost
$3.50, 600 and will be completed and
ready for occupation by fall.
The new library has an ideal site, oc.
cupying half block, facing a square
which divides the business district from
the residence section. The site was pur-
ch ased in 1890, and the building is now
well under way. 1t is to be three story
and basement structure with an Italian
dome and u triple arched entrance rich
in architectural beauty. As the building
is to be used jointly for museum and Ii
brary purposes, the main entrance gives
upon rotunda which occupies the CEN
tral part of the structure. To the west
is the public museum and to the east
the library rooms. The interior is fin
ished in mahogany, curly birch and
marble.
The Milwaukee Public library is the
only free circulating library in the city.
1t is distinctly for the use of the people
and is not one of those literary tombs
where costly volumes are kept for the
reference of scholars. There are now on
its shelves $4,000 volumes, and the
municipal government annually appro-
PIRATES SAC, 600 for its maintenance
The working force numbers 80 persons,
nearly all of whom are women Of whom
high qualifications are required That
the library is Il popular institution is
shown by the fact that nearly 60, 600
volumes are circulated each month.
There are several commendable fea-
lures about the management of the Ii
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PICKED UP ON BROADWAY.

Incidental picked
dion
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aoter. He is as far above the push cart
merchant of the city streets, at least in
intelligence and appearance, as the
Wall street speculator is above the crap
shooter. His morals may be little off
color from some standpoints, but he
himself will not admit it. He merely
lives by his wits, and they are very
sharp wits, you must acknowledge.
have always had great admiration
for the itinerant street falir. My first
experience with one of this class was
when as a boy / crowded close to his
cart and was asked to assist him in per-
forming q handkerchief trick.
Here, youngster, just blow on this
knot, will you?"
With delightful enthusiasm blew a
mighty blast.
"Whewl" he cried in simulated sur.
prise. "The next time you come out to
blow your breath in public, young man,
don't eat onions"
OF course the crowd laughed at me,
and / was humiliated. l had not been
eating onions, and the fakir had merely
used me as the butt of one of his stock
jokes, but when on the next night he
tempted fate by opening up again in the
same place and was rotten egged l felt
sorry for him.
Then there is the tooth powder man.
He usually demonstrates what his den
tifrice can do by practicing ON some
willing urchin. The stuff he uses makes
the teeth shine like polished ivory, but
it also makes the victims mouth very
sore, for there is acid in it. The stuff
he sells, however, is harmless, for it is
nothing more than powdered chalk,
which he retails at 10 cents spoonful
with good profit.
Like men in many other professions,
the successful fakir is born, not made.
There are natural talents required
which cannot be cultivated. A shrewd
insight into human motives, a glib
tongue, perfect self possession and a
great amount of tact are some of these.
Men have ruled a nation with less val
liable qualities, but the fakir is gener-
ally an independent, liberty loving,
work hating and often dissipated indi-
vidual.
l have often wondered from what
ranks the fakirs were recruited and
how they acquired the knack Of it.
Probably most of them are cadets from
the hard school Of necessity. The only
fakir with whom have a personal ac-
quaintance is one whom l knew as a
boy. He was not particularly bright in
most things, but he could talk smooth
ly, and he had perfect genius for trad
ing. He could convince his playmates
that what he had was rare and valua-
BILE and that it was to their advantage to
"swap" their treasures for his trash
I was one of his frequent victims, and
there is in the attic at home now, l
suppose, a lot of old rubbish that he
palmed off ON me.
But he didn't like to study, and he
didn't like to work. So he ran away
and worked his way to England and
back on a cattle ship. He returned rag.
ged and dirty. He partook of the fatted
calf for a few brief weeks and again dis
appeared, mourned only by doting
mother and few creditors.
The next time saw him he had turn
ed fakir and was selling what he called
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THE CURBST0NE FAKIR.
Time Worn Tricks of the Mo-
madic Merchant.
HE DAzzLEs THE COUNTRY CROWD.

With Subtle Art the Itlnernnt Takes In
the Knowing Ones and Sells His Wares
TO Those who Don't Want Them-No
Poetry In the Modern City Fal,ir.
"Well, we'll, welli Here we are
lgain. +"
With this cheerful salutation the
street fakir announces his presence and
strives to indicate his abundant good
nature. From the emineuce of stout
dry goods box his practiced eye sweeps
the square where the Saturday evening
crowds are drifting back and forth
along the sidewalks. On either side
flare his gasoline torches, twin altar
lights in tho open air temple of Nam
mon.
In moment the group composed of
two adult loungers and half dozen Gu
rious boys has swelled to crowd which
numbers half hundred. That stento-
rian "Well, we'll, WE'LL" has done the
business. The fakir has his crowd. Now
to hold them, for, while no assemblage
is of such mushroom growth as a street
crowd, neither is there any which will
melt away more quickly. The curiosity
which is excited by seeing man stand
ing on torch lighted box is soon salts
fed if the situation is not complicated
by further developments of an unusual
nature.
No one knows this better than the
fakir. He proceeds to keep up the inter
est by producing pack of cards. While
he is shuffling them with dexterity
born of long practice he notes with sat
isfaction that the boundaries of the
crowd are stretching out. With q run
ming fire of light and airy comment,
highly spiced with the latest slang from
farof Broadway, he proceeds to mystify
his nore too critical audience by sim
pie card trick. Still the crowd increases.
Now the fakir shows his fnesse.
With swift but elaborate preparations
he begins another trick with the cards,
asking several Of the bystanders to
choose one from the pack.
'But before / show You how this is
DONE" he says, 81 want to distribute
among you a few little articles which
are absolutely free.
At this point the fakir jerks open his
satchel and shows a lot of envelopes.
From one Of these he takes a splendid
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There ia a Class of Psonls

Who are injured by the use of coffee
Recently there has been placed in all
grocery stores new preparation called
GRAIN-0, made of pure grains, that
takes the place of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without dis.
tress, and but few can tell it from coffee.
1t does not cost over = as much. Chill
dren may drink it with great benefit
10 cts and 20 cts. per package. Ask for
GRAlN-0.
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perfumery. He attracted customers by
giving each one an envelope out of a
bag, having previously put a So note
into an envelope and apparently mixed
it up with the others. He told me that
the alleged perfumery was Of his own
manufacture. He mixed quart of wa
ter with an ounce Of 'soent" and bot
tied it. He was stanch believer in the
theory that "there's sucker born ev-
cry minute" and he told an alluring
story about the life of ease and opu-
lence which he led, but the next time l
met him he borrowed 81, and l haven't t
seen him since. CYRUS SYLVESTER.
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MAY MEMORIAL CHURCH, SYRACUSE, N. y.
These pills are manufactured by the Or.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady.
n. Y, and are sold only in boxes bearI1e
the firms trade mark and wrapper. at 81
cents box or six boxes for $3.50, and are
never sold IN bulk. They may be had OF
all druggists or direct by mail from Or
Williams Medicine Company. The price Mt
which these Pills are sold makes course OF
treatment Inexpensive as compared with other
remcdleS.-F the EVenifig Neaos, Syrac-.sc
" Y ~
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LEWIS Y. MCCLURE,
OF Wooster, o., Recon- mends Wright's
Celery Compound.
WWooster o. ,January 90 1S07

Wooster, O.. January go, 1897
To the Wright Medical Co, columbus
o.: Dear Sir-I have purchased box
of Wright's Celery Capsules from
George ]. Kreiger, druggist and used
them for Constipation and Inflammatory
Rheumatism. They cured me and made
me we'll ana sound in three weeks. Sinse
that time have been working at my
trade of roofer and have had no further
attacks. The medicine ia the best 1
1 have used and can recommsnd 1t with
clear conscience to any suffering person.
Yours very truly
Lewis Y. Mcclure.
Sold by all druggist at 60c. and 81
per box. Send address on pos tai to ths
Wright Med. Co. Columbus Ohio for
trial size free.
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Alcohol For Motor Carriages.

The use of alcohol for motor carriages
is attracting much attention in France
and Germany. NJ. Lucien Levy finds
that it cannot compete with petroleum,
as the same weight Of petroleum spirit
Yields more than twice the mower
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Yours very truly

Ladies', Take the Best. If you are
troubled with Constipation, Sallow Skin,
and Tired Feeling, take KarPs Glover
Tea, it is pleasant to take. Sold by
Fred p. Shanafelt x Co., Il. L. Ortt,
Market st.; T.. q. Miller, East End.
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Have you earache, toothache, sore
throat, pains or sWellings of any sort?
A few applications of DR. Thomas Eclec-
tic Oil will bring relief almost instantly.