San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1897 Page: 4 of 8
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The kiqht
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12. 1807.
LIGHT FLASHES.
—For spicy baseball news and gossip
read the Sunday Light.
—lt is rumored that the friends of
Aiderman-elect Mahncke are prepar-
ing him a surprise by providing him a
s;>ecial chair in the council room.
—The official returns of the late city
election will be canvassed by the
mayor and two aldermen next Monday
morning.
—Spring medicine is a necessity
which Hood's Sarsaparilla grandly
supplies. It purifies and vitalizes the
blood and thus gives tone and strength
to the whole system.
—The Edison street car line on
Harden street lias been shifted to the
west side of the street while the sew-
ers are being laid. No cars will be
run to the asylum tonight.
—The sewer work has reached Cad-
wallader street in the Fourth ward.
—Hood's Pills are the only pills to
lake with Hood's Sarsparilla. Cure
all liver ills.
—Mr. W. Wodds the Houston street
banker is receiving congratulations
over the arrival of a new baby daugh-
ter.
-•-Gustav Malsch an employe of
Dairyman Conrad Llmburger. of
South Heights is suffering from a
badly mashed thumb on his left hand
caused by a window falling on it.
-TURF "EXCHANGE 203 Alamo
plaza. Commissions executed on all
racing events. LYNN & WALL.
—The hotel committee of the Busi- '
uess Men's club met yesterday and '
reported some progress. 1
—Don't fail to attend the IVY '
MASQUE BALL at Turner hall to- '
morrow night. It will be the event of ’
the season. Tickets 50 cents. <
—The Light is' in receipt of a copy I
of Spalding's Official Athletic Alma- i
nac for 1897 compiled by .Tames E.
Spllivan. containing all the American
and English amateur records and il-
lustrations. 1
—Art Embroidery; Mrs. T. W. O'- 1
Mani of Cincinnati has large display 1
of finished art needle work. Teaches ]
the latest and fancy stitches; does 1
striping to order from latest and orig ;
iual designs. The Bexar 2 11 6t* ]
—lvy Bowling club held their medal i
bowl at Mission alley last night. The
Missions held their medal Itowling the
uight before.
—The SILVER KING is the finest
gentlemen’s resort in the city. 4-29-tf.
—The state Legislature will arrive
in San Antonio tomorrow night and
will spend Sunday with us„ There i
must be no baseball or saloons open i
while they are here or San Antonio
will catch it. ]
—Fine umbrella China trees cheap •
at 416 Labor street. 1-21-lm.
—Andreas Cruz a waiter in a South
Alamo street restaurant was struck
over the head with a sugar l>owl yes-
terday by Tom Duvors. one of the
Imarders because Cruz reprimanded
the latter for violating the rules of the
establishment.
—A marriage license was issued this
morning to Henrv Biediger and Cecilia
litis.
—The county commissioners order-
ed the county surveyor this morning
to survey the Locke Hill-Selma road.
—Pasqual Davila aged 30 years died
in the city hospital this morning from
consumption.
—IVY MASQUE BALL at Turner
hall tomorrow night. Tickets 50 cents.
—Mabel Harper aged 19 years died
of consumption on South Flores street
this morning. Deceased came here two
weeks ago from Denver Col. and the
lemains will be shipped to Solon O.
—Wash Woods has begun building a
cottage at No. 2414 West Commerce
street. Ward 2 to cost $7OO.
—Dr. B. E. Hadra it is said is the
most likely candidate for city physi-
cian.
—Aiderman Hoefling has recovered
sufficiently to be able to be out again
today.
—Another athletic club is in forma-
tion. Mr. Louis Blanc being the origin-
ator. Members may leave their names
with him at Fred. Stone’s.
—Mr. Henry Umscheid will very
likely be our next county judge when
Judge Callaghan s resignation is ac-
cepted by the county commissioners
and a new judge appointed. Commis-
sioner Jonas will likely be an applicant
also.
—The colored masquerade ball at
Convention hall last night was a great
success.
—There were four cases before the
recorder today all unimportant.
—Dr. E. Cross leaves tonight on his
return to Monterey.
—The University club will move to
the Stevens building on West Com-
merce street. The new rooms are be-
ing repaired for the purpose.
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
Ottawa Ont. Feb. 12.—The old
western department building suffered
damage to the extent of $lOOOOO by
tire today which burned the upper
floors and Mansard roof. The main
offices on the second and third floors
are all safe the fire not having gotten
through the concrete floor but much
damage has been done by water. None
of the important departmental docu-
ments were destroyed although a
batch of ante-confederation papers
are gone.
DISINFECTING PLANT.
K«w York City to Hava the Meat Perfect
In the World.
The new disinfecting plant which is
to be built at East Sixteenth street.
New Y’ork will be the finest affair of
its kind in the world. It is to be con-
structed under the supervision of Presi-
dent Wilson of the health board and
Dr. Herman M. Biggs chief of the divi-
sion of bacteriology. The new plant
will do its work in half the time tlhe
present process requires and will dis-
infect upholstered furniture hangings
feathers furs velvets and other cost-
ly fabrics which have had to be burned
heretofore after being brought in con-
tact with infection. There will be less
danger of colors running than by the
old (method.
The new plant will be divided into
two sections two steel chambers and
the formalin chamber also of steel.
This formalin chamber is the first to be
constructed in the world. The new gas
which is scientifically known as fer-
maldic acid gas (formalin beinga4o per
cent solution of it) may be a discov-
ery as valuable as steam as a disinfec-
tant. It is most effectively produced by-
dehydrogenating alcohol and was dis-
covered by the Germans. The process
of disinfecting with it is simple. A
partial vacuum is produced and by heat
the gas is discharged from the solution.
It has no effect at all upon the alkalis
and the colors of fabrics.
As regards the steel chambers the
new apparatus will embrace all the
most recent features of mechanical sci-
ence chief of which is the securing of
a partial vacuum in the chamber thus
preventing the forming of air pockets
in heavily folded goods always a source
of risk. Then all free-flowing currents
of dry steam that is steam ait low pres-
sure and forced circulation of hot air
by a fan are used for the purpose of
completely removing all traces of mois-
ture. There is also a mechanism for
obtaining a high temperature if it
bhould be desired. — .Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Value of Woods for Charcoal.
The different woods which are to be
used in making charcoal may be esti-
mated as to their relative value by this
rule: Of the oaks 100 parts will yield 23
parts of charcoal; beech 21; the elms
the apple and the white pine 23; birch
24; maple 22; willow 18; poplar 20;
hard pine 22%. All charcoal used in
the manufacture of gunpowder is made
from either willow or elder wood.
Lightning Killed the Fish.
A peculiar result of a stroke of light-
ning was noted near Dijon France in
the summer of 1593. A flash of light-
ning was seen to strike a fish pond
and an investigation made imme-
diately after the storm had subsided
proved that every fish in the little lake
had been killed. This is one of the
very few recorded instances of light-
ning striking fr<>h water.
QUEEREST BOAT AFLOAT.
You Blow It Up Just as You Would Youl
Bicycle Tire.
Hiere is the queerest boat afloat. It
is the invention of a New Y’ork man and
it will doubtless soon become a popular
pleasure craft as it has so many good
features to recommend it compared
with the old style craft.
Especially will it prove a boon and
blessing to the sportsman who fre-
quents the river and lakes. Unlike the
old-style rowboat this new boat made
of rubber can be packed in a small
apace and the hunter or fisherman can
carry it wherever he chooses to go. It
is a much safer boat than the old style
too. It is exceedingly hard to capsize
and when it does filled with compressed
air as it is it acts as a life preserver
and the occupants can support them-
selves in the water until assistance ar-
rives.
The inventor H. D. Layman describes
the boat in detail. lie says: “This
boat is made of rubbered cloth with
Continuous air chambers made in two
Separate compartments extending
around the top of the boat on which
oar locks are buckled as shown in the
QUEEREST OF WATER CRAFT.
illustration. It also has an air tube
running lengthwise under the center
of the boat which serves as a rudder
and bumper. The boats are capable of
being deflated and packed into a small
case or trunk with their seats and
jointed oars and may be carried under
the seat of a buggy or by hand if needs
be as an outfit. The boat complete
ca]>able of carrying comfortably three
or four persons would not weigh more
than 50 pounds. The boats are made in
four separate compartments are sim-
ple durable and absolutely safe against
cither capsizing or sinking but if filled
with water would then float several
i bunded pounds. They have been
’ thoroughly tested both in rough and
calm waters and ai'e entirely seaworthy;
at least this is the verdict of experi-
* I enced boat builders sea captains life-
I savers and ntha? competent judges.”
MEDICINE CABINET.
Very Pretty One Can Be Made of White
Enameled Pine.
Every careful housewife should have
a medicine chest or cabinet for when
any member of the family is taken sud-
denly ill she should know just where
certain remedies are which will give
relict or effect a cure.
A neat medicine cabinet is made of
white enameled pine and is an orna-
mented piece of furniture for a bed-
room or sitting-room giving the ap-
pearance when the curtain is drawn
of a bookcase. The four shelves fur-
nish abundant room for all bottles of
medicine required by the average-sized
MEDICINE CABINET.
family and the deep drawer at the
bottom is for bandages wrappings in
fact> anything which would be needed
in case of sudden sickness or acci-
dent. Some ladies make quite a study
of doctoring their children and their
cabinets contain a mortar pestle meas-
ure for liquid medicines also spoons
of different sizes. A brass rod across
the top supports a curtain of service-
able tan canvas cloth worked with rows
of shaded brown silk at the top and
bottom. Many persons prefer a cur-
tain of fancy silk. Bric-a-brac usually
adorns the top. A number of young
married ladies in Mt. Auburn and Avon-
dale who do wood carving for a pas-
itime have carved elaborate walnut
brackets with leaves for a similar pur-
pose but they have discovered that the
cabinet which rests firmly upon the
floor is a great improvement and they
are carving panels of dogwood blos-
soms or other flowers on either end
finishing the bevel on the top with a
neat beading. Some ladies go into en-
tail and invent designs of medicinal
blossoms. —Cincinnati Enquirer.
MORAL INFLUENCE.
It Should Never Appear In the Form of
Unsympathetic Opposition.
The most effective way to strengthen
a man or a child in a wrong course Is
to manifest an unsympathetic opposi-
tion. Something in human nature
leads most of us in such cireumstanceH
to desire to have our own way. We
say “most of us” because we ought
never to forget that there are certain'
ideally' constituted persons who when
they' are told what they ought to do
straightway go and do it. But parents
commonly find that in dealing with
average children a hard exercise of
authority is not usually the most effec-
tive to lead them to choose the best
courses. And those who seek to in-
fluence and lead men discover that to
Jay down the law too vigorously U not
always the wisest way of getting men
tq do what they desire. “It is not the
mere fact of opposition that fixes men
in their determination not to be guid-
ed by others" says the Watchman.
"It is unsympathetic opposition. If
you can once convince a man or a child
that your opposition is not prompted
by disregard of his opinions or by
pride of authority you have gone far
toward winning him to your view.
The Apostle Paul enjoins men to ‘speak
the truth in love.’ It is not enough
that a parent or leader possess the
truth and declare it; to be effective the
truth should be spoken ‘in love.’ Some
people think so much of the truth tbat
they think nothing at all of the feel-
ings the opinions and -prejudices of
those to whom they declare IL They
wonder that they do not do more good.
There is nothing mysterious about iit.
Their attitude toward others is unsym-
pathetic and that is enough to account
for the fact that those whom they seek
to influence are under a strong tempta-
tion not to do the thing that has been
urged upon them.”—Boston Budget.
HINTS ABOUT EYES.
Banish Belladonna FonlUeea and the
Eyeatone.
"No person should put belladonna in
the eyes unless prescribed by a doctor”
began the specialist. “Many eyes have
been ruined by its use. Society women
of middle age are prone to do this.
Many of them are too vain to put on
glasses; then their nyes grow dull from
constant straining and they resort to
atropine. This has a tendency to in-
crease the hardness of the eye in ad-
vanced age. Neither should hot or
even warm applications be used unless
directed by a specialist as such have
a tendency to inflame the eye. As for
poulticing the eye with camomile or tea
leaves or bread and milk that is worse
than folly. More ulcers of the eye are
caused by this popular fallacy than by
any other. •
“In removing small foreign bodies
from the eye the eyestone or linseed is
frequently resorted to. It should not
Be used for it is liable to pass from
view behind the lid often causing ad-
ditional inflammation and besides it
is an excellent vehicle for germs.”
“My eyes feel so very tired nowa-
days” interrupted the matron.
“Yes amd that tired feeling should
not be neglected” continued the doc-
tor. “It comes after a certain amount
of work or dissipation and glasses may
be necessary to obtain relief. The
eyes weren’t made to do ‘near’ work all
day and most of the night. There are
muscles in and about them that are
in a condition of constant tension all
the time that one is reading writ-
ing sewing or doing any ‘near* work.
Consequently the eyes rebel against
this abuse by pain or inflammation of
the lids. The habit of stooping over
in reading or writing has a very bad ef-
fect on most eyes especially near-sight-
ed ones and should be avoided. When
men and women come to be 40 years of
age the morning paper to most of them
looks blurred. This is a natural condi-
tion. But they complain that the
printing isn’t clearly done or the paper
is of an inferior quality. Such per-
sons need glasses and should not
neglect to obtain them. In case of
neglect they will surely be punished by
having to wear glasses constantly soon-
er or later generally sooner. On the
other hand if a person puts on glasses
at the first call made by the eyes he
may live to a good old age w ithout ever
needing to wear them except when do-
ing ‘near’ work.”
“Doctor you’ve told us a great many
things' not to dq now tell us some
things that we can do for our twin
stars as the poets call them” plead-
ed the younger of the patients.
“In cases of ordinary inflammation a
safe wash is made by putting a tea-
spoonful of table salt into one-half pint
of water. Allow it to dissolve thor-
oughly and use once twice or three
times a day in the eye and not on the
outside as most people do. When
you simply dash the outside of the lid
with salty water the seat of inflamma-
tion is not reached at all. A teaspoon-
ful a boracic acid dissolved in a half
pint of warm water and allowed to
stand until cool is one of the most cool-
ing and soothing of all the simple eye
remedies. It can be used several times
a day and rarely ever fails to relieve
inflammation.
“If both of these remedies should fail
a teaspoonful of powdered alum in a
pint of water applied several times
daily will nine times out of ten have
the desired effect. Rose water is of
no special value except that it has the
advantage of being distilled. You say
you’ve been advised to lay a towel wet
with rose water over your eyes a few
minutes after you've had a crying spell?
The mental effect produced by its per-
fume was probably the only good you
got out of the rose water. The real
benefit that your eyes received came
not from Its application but from the
rest that your eyes received and the
composure of your entire system fol-
lowing a complete relaxation.
"When the eyes are bloodshot on aris-
ing in the morning this condition may
come from too little sleep or too much.
Again it may be the result of a mild
form of inflammation of the lids or of
rheumatism. If they are red from too
little sleep use one of the remedies
suggested and sleep more; if from too
much do the same and sleepless. Avoid
the use of hot applications in all mild
or acute inflammations. If the eyes
are lusterless or the white portion ap-
pears muddy consult a physician as
to your general condition and don’t in
the name of common sense deluge your
eyes with belladonna to brighten them
up.
“It is an excellent thing to rest the
eves as much as possible” concluded
the doctor. “Especially does this apply
to the city people. The things that
meet the eye constantly in the country
are not so taxing on the vision but
the shifting variety of persons and
things t hat one has to see in the city arc
very straining. When you get in a
street car don’t take a book or paper
along to read to save time don’t study
the people about you or read the signs
as you pass. Quietly close your eyes
end become acquainted with yourself.”
—N. Y. Sun.
BEETHOVEN.
Members of the Beethoven taking
part at their masked ball “MASKED”
are requested to procure tickets in ad-
vance. as no one will be admitted with-
out. Tickets to be had at the hall.
2-12-2 t THE COMMITTEE.
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS MARCH
TWENTY.
Austin Texas Feb. 12. —Special—In
addition to passing a number of minor
bills the Senate adopted the concurrent
resolution to adjourn sine die March
20.
The House spent the entire morning
discussing a general election bill by
Ward of Travis.
ALL RIPE FOR HANGING.
Frankfort Ky. Feb. 12.—1 n the
eases of Seott Jackson and Alonzo
Walling sentenced to lie hanged for
the murder of Pearl Bryan the Court
of Appeals today ovemilled a petition
for rehearing. The records were im-
mediately transmitted to Governor
Bradley who has thirty days in which
to consider the case and fix the date
for execution. It is believed that Gov-
ernor Bradley will give the ease im-
mediate attention.
SHORT SNAPS.
Sweep ’em out clear Bryan; spare
not even the traitors.
• • •
The Warwick of the courthouse re-
turned yesterday from a business trip
to Austin.
• • •
The Light lost one subscriber during
the city campaign. He'll get lost two
years hence.
• • •
Many will apply but only a few will
be chosen; there are not enough jobs
to go around.
■ • •
Two hot city sports were out calling
cn their suburban girl last night on
the West End line.
’• • •
A delegation of our local politicians
have gone over to Austin to lobby
against the metropolitan police bill.
• • •
Among the first duties of the new
mayor will be to stir up the street car
companies to put their tracks in better
order.
Mayor Callaghan has an unpleasant
task to perform in trying to find jobs
for those who will claim they voted
and worked for him.
• • •
One subscriber has boycotted the
Light; he should now order his doctor
to order no pills from Dreiss. and as
he has only two years to live he should
provide in his will that Undertaker
McCormick should also be boycotted.
PERSONAL MENTION.
J. M. Moore of Terrell is at the
Mahncke.
R. 11. Burney of Kerrville is at the
Mahncke.
Lucian Rash of Sulphur Springs is
at the Mahncke.
Reginold Valenzuela of Oklahoma
is at the Arcade.
Joseph Mueller of New Braunfels
is at the Southern.
Miss Sarah F. Maverick is conval-
escent from la grippe.
W. J. Bowen of Cotulla is registered
at the Southern hotel.
I. M. Hays and C. W. Williams of
Chicago are at the Maverick.
Geo. M. Martin Esq. of Pleasanton
is in the city on law business.
Judge Walter Gillis and family are
at the Southern from Del Rio.
Dr. Fred. Kalteyer leaves tomorrow
for Philadelphia to resume his Ger-
man hospital duties there.
Mayor-elect Callaghan and party
have returned from the coast and he
will probably leave tonight for Austin.
S. M. Guggenheim and family of
New York arrived in the city this
morning and are stopping at the Mon-
ger.
J. F. Tarrant of Pearsall and E. C.
Tarrant of Yoakum arrived in the
city last night and are quartered at
the Mahncke.
P. A. Agnew P. D. Gill F. S. Hen-
neberry. Miss M. Henneberry Thomas
Gahon and wife Thomas Byrne M.
McDermott and wife J. P. Gallagher
and wife B. S. Atwater of Chicago
are at the Menger.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it
falls to cure. 25c. 10-5-XMt.
BISHOP CONFIRMED.
Baltimore Md. Feb. 12.—Cardinal
Gibbons today received from Rome
official advices confirming the Asso-
ciated Press rejiort of the appointment
of Rev. J. J. Monoghan of St. Pat-
rick’s church. Charleston S. C. to be
bishop of the see of Wilmington Del.
BARGAIN IN TYPE.
For Sale: 500 pounds Bourgeolse;
300 pounds Minion; 200 pounds Non-
pareil Roman type in good condition.
Also 50 fonts of display letter—Job
faces. Apply to T. B. Johnson Man-
ager. S. A. Light. 12-19-tf.
TURNER BOWLING LEAGUE
A meeting of the bowling section of
the Turner Verein was held last night
and the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed captains of the four teams
which will compose the Turner Bowl-
ing league: August Briam Jr. Henry
Dukes William Deussen and Ed. Pode-
wils. They have 56 members to pick
their team from. The first game will
be bowled next Thursday night.
GREECE DECLARES FIGHT.
Loudon Feb. 12.—D. C. Metaxes.
Greek charge de affaires here called
today at the foreign office aud pre-
sented a note expressly stating that
the Greek government has decided to
prevent Turkish troops from debark-
ing in Crete by all means in its
power.
Constantinople Feb. 12.—The island
of Crete news is growing more se-
rious every day and it is understood
several embassies have received dis-
patches that Heraklion is on fire.
In official circles here the only solu-
tion of the Cretan difficulty seems to
be European occupation of that island
and it is understood instructions have
been sent tothe commanders of for-
eign warships to prevent by force if
necessary any intervention upon the
part of Greek warships.
CHICAGO MARKET.
Chicago. Feb. 12.—Cattle: receipts
4.000; market steady; Texas steers
$3@4.15. Sheep: receipts 7000; market
steady to slow. »
FAIR TONIGHT.
Washington. D. C. Feb. 12.—For
Western Texas: Fair southerly to
westerly winds warmer tonight.
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