San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 169, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 10, 1889 Page: 6 of 8
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SATURDAY AUGUST 101889
I am satisfied that Cancer is hereditary in my fam-
ily. My father died of it a sister of my mother lied
of it and my own sister died of it. My feelings
may be imagined then when the horrible diseasa
made its appearance on my side. It w as a malignant
( nicer eating inwardly in such aw .y t . I it could
not lie cut out. Numerous remedies were used for
k but the Cancer grew steadily wor«c until it seem-
ed that 1 was doomed to follow the others of the
family. I took Swift’s Sia-cltic which from the first
day forced out the poison and continued its use
until I had taken several bottles when I found my?
»elf well. 1 know that S. S. 8. cured me.
Winston N. C. Nov. 26 ’BB. Mns. b. 51. Idol.
Send for Book on Cancer nnd Bliss! Bi-ea-es
The Swift Specific Co. Drawer 3 Atlanta G>
DIRECTORY
Cards of Reliable Business Houses Worthy
of Your Liberal Patronage.
L V. Weathers PHVB
Diseases of women and children a specialty
rn Panic A MONTH-THE DAILY LIGHT
OU UBMS Cheapest daily paper in Texas
AO nhnuelliar ATTORNEY AT LAW
I 0 UnGVallier Collections a a specialty
ojnn WILL GET YOU A NICE HOME
SIUUi Particulars addr. Box 2 ban Antonio
Green Front Restaurant Flores Stleet
SUE LEE Proprietor. Best meal for 25 cts
fntheciry. 65-6 m
A. ZIEMONTECK SHOEMAKER.
19 Soledad street opposite the courthouse
Easy wearing shoes adapted to corns bun-
ions etc. a specialty. 67 Im
COOL ELEGANT ROOMS.
HOT AND COLD BATHS. TABLE BOARD
best quality. Cars pass the doors to all parts
of the city at
550 NORTH FLORES STREET.
HSCHUCHARD DRUGGIST
San Pedro and Acequia Streets
Drugs Chemicals Medicines Toilet Articles
Soaps Chamois Skins Sponges Brushes Per
fumery etc. Physicians’ prescriptions care-
fully compounded. 488
LUCCHESE BROS.
332 and 334 east Houston street. Ladies and
gentlemen’s fine shoes made to order. Cus-
tom made shoes always on hand: full line
of moccasins etc. Repairing done on short
notice. All work guaranteed. Give us a trial
61-3 LUCCHESE BROS. San Antonio.
A BATTAGLIA
Fine custom made shoes on hand. Full stock
of all kinds of factory work at reasonable
S rices. Repairing done; Ladies half sole at
) cents Gents’ half sole 75cts to SI.OO Give
us atrial. No. 225 Alamo plaza San Anto-
nio Texas. 61-3 m
A MTETI at once an Agent man or
VV MIN I E. W woman in every vicinity.
Profitable business. Liberal pay. All time not
necessary. Give references. Address R. H.
WOODWARD & Co. Baltimore Md. 2-25-tf
Charles Wittier
608 Avenue E. three blocks from the
new Post-office building.
THE MERCHANT TAILOR
Will make you a suit of clothes in
better style and guarantee a saving
of ten dollars over any first-class
tailor in town. Drop him a postal
card and he will call at your place of
business show you samples and'take
your measure. Fit guaranteed. 723-6
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! !
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To secure Bargains in
Suits made to order.
t
Veil Lorra
The Merchant Tailor
Offers the following bargains in Suits
made to order for the next
SUITS.
A $55 Suit for §5O A $5O Suit for §45
“ 45 “ “ 40 “ 40 “ “ 35
J* 35 “ “ 30 “30 “ “ 25
PANTS.*
* *.
$lB Pants for §l-5 $l-5 §l2
"12 “ 9 i 9 “ “ 6
Call’ at once'"on the
Popular _Tailor
VAL. LORRA
Slayden & Clarta
WHOLESALE ANO RETAIL PEALEBS IN
Hay Grain Produce and Salt
Nueva street near Dwyer avenue San
Antonio Texas. Telephono 336. o&Nly
BOARDED BY MAN EATERS.
TWO MEN AND A BOY ON SHIP AT-
TACKED BY CANNIBALS.
A Thrilling Adventure on the Coast of
New Guinea—The Sea Rover’* Narrow
Escape —Fighting Against Great Odds.
ReMCiivd at
After I had recovered from a terrible sea
sickness and had become reconciled to the
limited fare of the ship— “salt horse” “dun
ierfunk” “hard tack” and ropy water—l
piite enjoyed the life on the sea.
We bad been out four months without
raising a whale and my friend the mate
bad told me that 1 must be a Jonah when
ane morning the welcome cry of “There she
blowsl” came down from the masthead
The ship was laid to and soon all the boats
were lowered nnd the cook cabin boy and
myself were left to “keep ship.”
We watched the flying boats as the sailors
bent to their oars and there was at least one
longing pair of eyes following their course.
Superstition is strong among whalemen and
the hint that I was perhaps the cause of all
previous ill success kept me from being
among the blubber hunters.
We were about two miles from the island
of New Guinea or Papua where the people
in those days rather hankered after roasted
white man. but as many whaling vessels
visited them they hardly dared practice their
cannibalistic propensities so we felt little if
any fear from that source. The ship’s boats
were soon lost sight of as they drew behind
tbe land and we busied ourselves in various
ways to pass the time away
THE UNWELCOME VISITORS.
Some six hours passed and the cook began
to grow uneasy at the long absence of the
men fearing that some accident had befallen
them.
Two hours more passed and still no signs of
the boats. I was coiling a rope near the miz-
zenmast when 1 heard the cook exclaim
‘Well foh de Lawd’s sake!” Thinking he
had sighted the boats I went to his side and
looked in the direction of the islands
Tbe sight that met my gaze was not a
pleasing one and 1 confess to a cold chill
creeping up my spine. Coming toward us
from tbe shore and making excellent time
were no less than six canoes each one con
taining eight or ten of the islanders their
black skins gleaming in the afternoon sun
light while their bushy heads gave them a
hideous appearance.
’’What does this mean!” 1 asked.
■‘Dis chile 'lraid he mean trubble” an
swered the cook. “Sutnf’n done happen to de
boats an’ de we beah an’ dey
mean to take ’vantage ob it.”
“You don’t think they will hurt us do
you !” asked the cabin boy and bis face grew
pale.
“Don’t know Cain’t count on what dem
debbils will do. We got to hustle roun’ lively
anyway an’ git ready for ’em.”
Under the cook’s direction we prepared
the hatches so they could be secured firmly
from the idside and after collecting all the
available munitions of war we awaited their
near approach with what composure we
could.
When within speaking distance the cook
who could talk the lingo after a fashion
asked them- what they wanted. They said
they wanted tobacco and that they had fruit
to exchange for it.
As the bottom of each canoe could be plainly
seen and no fruit was in sight we were forced
to think that the visit was a hostile one espe-
cially as each native carried a lance and the
cook ordered them to come no nearer.
Two of the canoes kept on however and
as they paid no heed to the order we pointed
our guns at them and when within a few
yards the cook whispered. “Fire!” and we
fired.
Our pieces were loaded with buckshot and
at such short range could not but prove ef
fective. Four men in the nearest canoe fell
into the water and two from the other while
it was evident that a number were quite badly
wounded.
The canoes quickly turned and joined those
that had stayed behind. Wild gesticulations
and loud jabbering followed which soon quiet-
ed down and in a short time the entire fleet
was headed for the ship. We did not wait
for them to come very near before we blazed
away at them.
We emptied all our pieces of which we had
a dozen and had the pleasure of seeing quite
a number of our enemies fall into tbe sea but
as no time was allowed to reload the guns
were useless by the time the canoes bad come
alongside.
DANGERS COMPLICATED
But we bad other weapons—spader lances
and harpoons all sharp as razors which we
had brought from below —and these were
hurled with frantic strength. They dio good
service and many were killed or disabled
but their numbers were too many for us and
soon there was a score of black beads looking
over tbe tail of the ship
Each taking a lance we rushed for the
hatches and hastily slipping through them
made things fast on the inside and felt safe
for a time at least hoping that our men
would arrive in season to relieve us. The
black rascals could be heard moving around
the deck and it was not long before they
commenced to pry open the hatches.
After what seemed years to us their per
sistent work began to have effect and we
knew that another hiding place must be se
cured. Tbe cook bad a plan ready however
and as the hatches gave way by his direction
we concealed ourselves n some empty oil
casts in a dark corner of the hold and awaited
developments.
The blacks were unable to locate us and
when we were confident that they had re-
turned to tbe deck we crawled out from our
uncomfortable quarters.
But now a danger that we had not fore-
seen menaced us. When we were driven be-
low a dead calm prevailed but now we could
beaf the water rippling under the ship’s bow
niid realized that she was under considerable
headway
With a crew that knew nothing about
handling a vessel tbe chances were that we
would soon be ashore. Even the cook's b!a<«k
face blanched a little as he took m tbe silua
Moil
Un the ship went «o knew not whither
I Each moment we expected the shock.
We were upon the [oh t of rushing on deck
when our ears were gkukued by a shout
that wmknww came from American tlnouts
fpUdwed by a scrambliug.en deck and when
w- vMtureU to peep above tbe hatch what
was our joy to nnd tne snip aeserteo.
Not a moment too soon had our deliverance
come for less than a hundred yards off a
line of white breakers was to be seen.
Springing to the wheel 1 quickly put tbe ship
about anil as she lay to our boats came along-
side the men came aboard and we were sale.
—J. A. Taber in Boston Globe.
The famous turquois blue enamel of the
old Egyptians with which their amulets and
sepulchral figures were often coated has beA
tbe subject in recent years of several com
munications to the Mineralogical society of
France. It is found to be a double silicate of
copper and calcium without any trace of
alkali.
vs no tne cheroKces Are.
Nor are we in this case dealing with wild
Indians. The Cherokees are educated and
able men—yes cultivated men and women.
Their life is the life of civilization and their
country is governed well and elaborately
They are perfectly aware of their own rights
and best interests and are rich enough to up-
hold them hi Vinita their principal bust
ness center you may find twenty or thirty
large mercantile establishments some of them
carrying $30000 worth of goods all owned
and carried on by the Cherokees. In Tahle
quah their capital you will see an elaborate
state house and find a government which
contains legislature executive and judiciary
You may if you have a taste that way
read their code of laws or hear the two
branches of the legislature discuss new meas
ures for the good of the nation. Or if you
prefer you may ride a few miles out of town
to their beautiful new seminary for girls cost-
ing a round hundred thousand dollars and paid
for out of the money coming from the lease
of the Cherokee strip It is no savage people
that educates its girls in such a building
teaching them dead and living languages
and all tbe “usual branches” as the cata
logues say. and not only builds the buildings
at public expense but educates the children
and even clothes them if necessary at tbe
cost of the state doing tne same thing for
its boys in another school not far away
And it might lie interesting to inquire what
other southern state or community has es-
tablished at the expense of the state a
$lOOOO high school for colored childrenP-
Anna L Dawes in Christian Union.
A Serinn» Case.
Daughter—When 1 marry mamma it will
be for love”
Mother—Do not talk like a simpleton dear
Daughter—As I was about to observe when
you interrupted me when 1 marry it shall l>e
for love of position ease and display Busi
ness before sentiment mamma.
Mother—Spoken like a heroine! (sotto vocei
[ must keep an eye on that girl or she’ll run
away with the first beggar that looks cross
eyed" at her.—Binghamton Republican.
The poppy forms a network of roots that
cannot be exterminated without great difli
culty and is therefore admirable for keep
ing embankments in place. French engineers
are now sowing newly constructed railway
embankments with poppies with a view to
prevent their destruction Uy heavy rains.
“ Noding.”
Comparisons are odious as every one must
have beard again and again but thoughtless
people will persist in making them.
A young doctor wishing to make a goad
impression upon a German farmer mention-
ed the fact that he bad received a double edu-
cation as it were. He had studied homeo-
pathy and was also a graduate of a “regu-
lar" medical school.
“Oh dot was noding” said tbe farmer ”1
had vonce a calf vot sucked two cows and
he made noding but a common schteer after
all."—American Medical Journal.
Unkind.
Miss Longout —My dear how do you like
my toilet!
Miss Sprightly—lt is lovely of course
darling; but don’t you think that tulle and
rosebuds are a—that is should tie worn only
by those who are less
Miss Ixmgout—l see you think tbe cos-
tume too youthful for a girl iu her seventh
season.
Miss Sprightly—Oh no. dear I was only
going to suggest that moire antique would
be so becoming to you.—America.
What We Have Given Away
During the last ten years Americans have
contributed $20000.01)0 to relieve suffering
caused by disasters or epidemics. Not such a
very bad record for a nation uf money wor-
-hipers.—New York Tribune.
She Dazed the Burglar.
“You can’t tell what a woman will do In
the case of a burglar." The speaker was an
sx-police captain and his eyes twinkled as
he thought of the many stories told him by
the victims of burglars and by the burglars
themselves. “A burglar” he continued “is
lost when be gets rattled and a woman in the
jase of a burglar raid is apt to do the unex-
pected thing and in this way disconcert even
Ihejcoolest professional. To the unprofessional
who desires above all things to conceal his
identity the iinpulssve woman isa holy terror.
“Not long ago it happened that the wife of
>ne of our prominent physicians was alone on
the [>arlor floor of her residence. The house
had never been burglarized and no one
thought that it would be or could bo. On
the night in question the lady was awakened
by sounds in the parlor and calling out to ask
who was there she heard retreating footsteps.
Half awake and wholly under the influence
of the thought that one of her servant* or
some member of Mie family was in the parlor
she jumped out of bed and without a mo-
ment’s hesitation started iu pursuit intent
jnly on learning what was the matter. In
the ball she came face to face with a strange
man and even then she was net wide awake
enough to be afraid. The thought that the
stranger was a burglar did not come to her
until sbe had asked in an anxious w-ay what
was the matter.
The burglar who it was afterwards dis-
covered had made [(reparations to carry off
the silver and certain other articles which ho
had collqeUid was so confused that lie made
a single exclamation stepped to the trout
door opened it and walked quickly away.
He said afterward that the i I -A of a small
delicate foeed woman following him up close-
ly made him shivdr and when she upohe tc
him with the commonplace manner of <me
asking bis welfare his souses deserted him
nuddbece was nothing for Uiui to do but to
oct.”—Chicago Inter Ooeaa
JOHN H. BOLTON
Auctioneer Commission Merchant
24 6 and 8 West Houcton Street.
DEALER IN
Furniim ail General HosetaM Gooes
Particular attention given to outside sales. Corresponuenoe ana
jousignments solicited. Storage clean and dry. Handles naw aad
lecoud-band household goods of every description.
SAN ANTONIO TEX.
TELEPHONE 323. 11-«-tf
Piper & Schulthess
0 DEALERS IN 0
Metals Tin Plate Fencing wires Staples Tanners Stock Wire
Goods Agricultural implements Carriages and Buggies etc.
33 and 35 Commerce Street San Antonio Texas.
SOLE ELG-EESTTS
J. Thompson & Sons [limited] genuine Norwegian plows. Cultivators Sulky plows etc
Freemont Cultivator Cos. Riding and Walking Cultivators Planters etc
Plano Mfg. Co. Mowers Reapers and Binders. South Bend Chilled Plow Cos.
chilled plows ete. Norweigian Plow Co. plows etc. South Bend Waggon Co. farm
freight and spring waggons etc. Acme Hay Harvestor Cos. hay ribker loader and rakes
Chattanooga Plow Cos. imploved cane mills and evaporators. Perkins Wind Mill & Axe
Cos. wind mills tanks pumps etc. Baker Wire Cos. .patent steel perfect barbed wire.
Cambridge Roofing Cos. iron and steel roofing. Merchant & Cos. [Gilbert sons] o. m and
Camaret rootling tin plate. National Sheet Metal Roofing Cos. (Walters patent] tin and
metal shingles. Mica Roofing Cos. felt roofing and building paper. Halls Safe and Lock
company safes. Union Metalic Cartridge comnanys cartridges shells wads primers etc
We make low prices on carload lots. Correspondence solicited. Catalogues [and
price lists sent on application. Respectfully PIPER & SCHULTHESS.
MARTIN & SCHRYVER
A large aMortment of Oraamantal Goo<! > always m stock. We keep constantly on bane
large quantities of the never yet surpassed HAISCH’S BABB AND FENCR WIRE. Wa
are suooessful oompetlters in price and goods come and be convinced.
OFFICE s
SOUTH OF SUNSET DEPOT SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
J. S. THORNTON & CO.
No. 264 W. Commerce Street
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
Transacts a General Banking Business.
Riverside: Restaurant
SCHULTZ & GEISE Proprs.
Thoroughly Overhauled and Cleaned Up [and
Supplied with Good Cooks and
Polite Waiters.
Comer Losoyo and Commerce Streets.
|The Table Supplied with the.best in tne!
MARKET.
OYSTERS AND GAME IN SEASON
U-7-tf ETOall asd be Convinced. -45
Sorter House
MRS. R. P. TRESTER Proprietress
[Formerly Mrs. Porter.]
8. side Military plaza San Antonio
This house is well and favorably known to
travelers. Situated on St. car lines to all depots
Fine rooms good table; ladies made comforta-
ble. Rates $1.50 per day. Reduction made for
weekly and monthly boarders. 5!4-6m
F. PASCHE
SHOPS AT 305 AVENUE B
First-Class CARRIAGE Painting
A SPECIALTY.
NONE HIT THE BEST- WOEK TURNED
OUT. CHARGES REABONALE 7-llt
- A. SCHWAB -
WATCHMAKER and dealer in
Watches Clocks Jewelry
No. 11 Bth st. bet. avenue B & C.
Opp. Sunset depot San Antonio
Having been a journeyman workman for
thirty year In the largest shops and factories
In the worldcan warrant satisfaction in every
particular or no charge will made. Old
gold and silver bought. Prices Moderate. Wm
$78.00 to $160.40
Agents preferred who can furnish a horse
and give their whole time to the business.
Spare moments may be profitably employed
also. A few vacancies In town* and cities.
11. F. JOHNSON A CO. ItX* Main St. Rich-
mond Va.
N. B.—Please state age and business expe-
rience. Never mind about sending stamp for
i.plyrß F. J. AOO.. J 4-MMim
Of all Sorts Kinds
and Qualities.
Building Material
Of all kihns shapes and sizes.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
J. S. Alexander A. A. Alexander
President. Cashier.
TEXAS NATIONAL BANK
253 Commerce Street.
general banking business transacted
Drats on Europe. Mexican dollars and other
foreign money purchased.
register kept in our reading (
room wheae straufers in tbe city are invited
tolcall.
M. HERWECK
SUCCESSOR TO
E. A. SEFFEL& CO.
(PRACTICAL
Bouse & Sin Paimer
AND DEALER IN
PAINTERS’ SUPPLIES
No. 12 North Alamo St
Opposite A. Scholtz’s Saloon.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS
Saloons and Billiarn Parlors.
WM.REUTER. GEO. RBVTER
Two Brothers Saloon
Tie Finest Resort io the City
MT” Only the best qualities of Beer Wines
Linuors and Cigars kept.
cater to the best custom and no
duminers or loafers wanted. Polite
attention at all times.
Hot Free Lunch
From 10 to 12.
E. I. BOWSKY
BathandShaving. -.Parlor
9 and 11 SOLEDAD ST.
TURKO-RUSSIAN VAPOR 4 MEDICATED
BATHS
AT AL- HOURS. Also. HOT AND COLD
SHOWER BATHS
Cupping Leeching—Corns Bunions and ir
growing Nails Treated on Scientific principle*
Manufacturer of the celebrated
Oriental BageT.Tonio 1
Wl7-I8 AJaure cure for Dandruff
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