San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 219, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 26, 1896 Page: 3 of 8
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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 26 1806.
Some men am afraid
.of death some are
not. Most of
Wa would rather not meet
the grim destroyer to-
day. We would rather
put it off until to-mor-
row or until next
year. Mere wishes do
wHSk not count or ’"uc' l > n
the matter. A man
H|Kl may
Uwjwj GKMffM He may not want to
/jSSMIbe sick. He may wish
hope and pray
that he will not be
sick nor meet death
but wishing and hoping won’t help him.
It is what he does and not what he
wishes that serve his purpose. If a man
is losing flesh and is nervous irritable
sleepless and debilitated he may wish he
would get well but one bottle of Dr.
Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery will
do more than an ocean of wishes. If a
man is on the way to consumption he
should make a stop as quickly as pos-
sible. He should put on brakes. _ He
needn’t be afraid he has consumption if
he will do the right thing—if ne will
just take the right medicine. The “Gold-
en Medical Discovery” cures incipient
and well developed consumption. Con-
sumption is a germ disease and a blood
disease. The “Golden Medical Dis-
covery ” kills the germs and purifies the
blood. It increases the appetite helps
digestion makes assimilation perfect
and so builds up solid wholesome flesh.
Hundreds of grateful people afflicted
with consumption bronchial throat and
kindred diseases have testified that it
has actually saved their lives. For the
sake of the information they contain
some of these letters have been included
in Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical
Adviser a thousand page illustrated
book which will be sent free on receipt
of twenty-one (21) one-cent stamps to
pay for mailing only. Every family
should have a copy for ready reference
in case of sudden sickness or accidents.
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
No. 663 Main Street Buffalo N. Y.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
I AG. N. RAILROAD.
NORTH BOUND.
Leave lor Austin and the North 9.20 a.u>
" “ “ “ “ “ 8.30 p.m
ARRIVE FROM THE NORTH.
Arrive from Austin and North.. 8.50 a.m.
" “ “ “ " 7.15 p.m.
SOUTH BOUND.
Leave for Laredoand Mexic0....9.45 a.m.
ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH./
Arrive from Laredo and Mexico 7.30 p.m.
M. K. A T.-FROM I. AG. N. DEPOT.
• TRAINS LEAVE DAILY.
Leave for Waco St. Louis and
Kansas City 8.30 p. n
TRAINS ARRIVE DAILY.
Arrive from Waco St. Louis
and Kansas City 8.50 a. rr
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
EAST BOUND.
Leave for Houston Galveston
and New Orleans 11.20 a.m.
Leave for Houston Galveston
and New Orleans 10.00 p.m
ARRIVE FROM THE RAST.
Arrive from New Orleans Gal-
veston and Houston 7.25 a. m.
Arrive from New Oileans Gal-
veston and Houston 4.25 p m
WEST BOUND.
Leave for Eagle Pass and Mex
ico 4.45 p.m.
Leave for El Paso and San
Francisco 7.50 a.m
ARRIVE FROM THE WEST.
Arrive from Mexico and Eagle
Pass 11. 00 a.m.
Arrive from San Francisco and
El Paso 9.30 p.m.
8. A. A A. P. R. R.—MISSION ROUTE.
TRAINS LEAVE DAILY.
Leave for Cuero Houston Gal-
veston and Waco....* 9.03 a.m
Leave for Beeville Rockport
and Corpus Crlstl 2.25 p.m
TRAINS ARRIVE DAILY
Arrive from Cuero Houston
Galveston and Waco 7.05 p.m
Arrive from Corpus Crlstl Bee-
ville and Rockport 7.40 pn>
LEAVE DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY
Leave Dally except Saturday for
Kirrville Boerne and Comfort 8 30 a n
ARRIVES DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY
Arrive from Kerrville 830 p h
LEAVE SATURDAY ONLY
Leave for Kerrville 200 p m
ARRIVE SATURDAY ONLY.
Arrive from KerrvilleSaturday 8.30 p. n
S. A. A GULF SHORE R. R.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave San Antonio. B.ooa. m
Arrive San Antonio 1.00 p. m
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General Passenger Agent
Galveston Texas
W. G. WAGNER
DEALER IN
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Market—Cor. Leal and San Marcoe
streets.
Delivered tn any part of the city.
TALK WITH WASHINGTON.
How b Brave Little Boy Met the Great
American Commander.
In St. Nicholas Sara King Wiley has
a romance of the American revolution
entitled “Maurice and His Father.” A
brave little English lad is separated
from his father and falls into the hands
of the Americans. His father after-
wards embraces the patriot cause and
his son is restored to him through the
medium of Washington as shown in
the following extract:
Maurice was informed that Gen.
Washington was there showing the
works to Gen. Lafayette and his heart
began to flutter and thump within him.
Barney was sitting beside him look-
ing at his master with bright and lov-
ing eyes his little black nose quiver-
ing.
"Barney” said the boy "we're afraid
but we're not going to stop if we are.”
And picking up the dog he took his
way through the rustling leaves that
lay like heaps of gold tow’ards the house
■which one of the soldiers from whom
Maurice ventured to ask for directions
had pointed out to him.
"Yes Gen. Washington is there and
alone” he was told.
Could he see him?
“Sure no ye little bye” said the
Irish sentry. “It’s wore out the pool
gintieman is already and it’s mesilf
■wouldn't bother with all thim jabber-
ing Frenchmen.”
Maurice was desperate.
“Oh please!” he said. "Beg Barney;
you beg too.”
The little dog sat up at once with
drooping paws.
“Sure me own name’s Barney. And
is your dog's name O’Reilly too?" said
the sehtry.
“Oh if he is your namesake” ex-
claimed Barney “you must let him in!
Oh see you can hold him while I gc
in! ” Maurice thought no one could re-
sist such an offer.
"I’ll see” said the soldier and he
stepped within and returning said:
“Go on.”
Maurice yielded up Barney and
stepped into the hall went along it
and paused just inside an open door.
He was trembling A voice said: “What
is your errand?"—a voice even grave
and rather severe.
Maurice raised his eyes. Just before
the fireplace stood that great com-
THERE STOOD THE GREAT COM-
MANDER.
mamler; to the boy’s excited thought
he seemed even larger than he was.
“What is your errand my lad?” said
he again with a note of command in the
tone.
“Oh my father—my father!” he said.
“I have been lost from him so very
long!”
Something in the thrilling child's
voice something in the piteous and for-
lorn expression of his face went
straight to the warm heart that the
general carried beneath his calm ex'-
terior. He crossed the room in quick
strides and laying his hand on the
boy’s shoulder said kindly:
“My poor child!”
This was too much. Maurice had
borne bravely the long strain of wait-
ing the repeated disappointments but
the unexpected sympathy broke down
his self-possession. He put his head in
the crook of his arm and sobs came
fast sobs that shook him from head to
foot. The general drew him aside sat
down in an arm-chair and taking the
littte hanging hand in his own said:
“There there stop crying and tell me
all about it.” /
Maurice choked down his sobs and
told his story. At his father's name
the general rose quickly.
“Col. Terraine’s son! Why then
your father was here a short time ago
—he may be upstairs now!”
Maurice forgot even the great chief
and sprang for the door. But Wash-
ington caught him by the arm.
“My dear boy—he does not know—l
will go.”
Maurice stood still in the center of
the room and pressed his hands hard
together. The general went out and
upstairs; it seemed to Maurice that he
stepped very slowly.
Col. Terraine sat in an upstairs room
writing; he laid down his pen and rose
as the general entered.
“Colonel” said Washington “I have
some wonderful news for you.” He
paused; the officer took a step for-
ward and opened his lips but did not
speak.
“Come downstairs with me” con-
tinued the general slowly “and remem-
ber as you go that passage in the
Scriptures: But the father said: ‘Let
us be merry for this my son’ ” — Ooi.
Terraine caught the back of a chair —
s«i»jgg*T.
tot mis my son— - went on vne
sweet grave voice “ ‘was dead and Is
alive again; he was lost and is found.’ ”
Col. Terraine stood an instant with
wide questioning eyes; then he rushed
through the doorway and down the
stairs. The general followed him quick-
ly. There was a loud cry as the colonel
entered the room and Maurice sprang
into his father’s arms. Gen. Washing-
ton closed the door and stood guard
over it himself. Barney having es-
caped from the soldier tore in and the
general stooped from his great height
to pat the little dog. If Barney had
been a man he would have seen that
there were tears in the bright blue eyes.
PIKE GOES BIRDING.
A Naturalist Tells How It Conducted It
Peculiar Warfare.
It is a common saying that birds go
a-flshing but it is not generally known
that very often the case is reversed and
the birds supposed to be the enemies
of the fishes are caught in the toils.
Several years ago while fishing off
the Maine coast the writer observed
what the fishermen called the running
of the dog-fish'. One day the fishing for
cod hake and haddock was excellent;
the following morning it had stopped as
suddenly as though a command to all
the finny tribe haji been issued by Nep-
tune.
The explanation was that an army of
small sharks swimming in from the
unknown depths of the sea had driven
nway all the edible fish. This horde was
so starved and ravenous that they were
a. menace to life. If anything was
thrown into the water they rushed to
the spot; bit at the oarsand sails that
PIKE CATCHING BIRD
dragged overboard and devoured every-
thing eatable that appeared. The gulls
and other birds which were in the habit
of alighting on the water now became
victims. Several were seen to sudden-
ly disappear jerked down from below
to be torn in pieces by these hounds of
the sea. In some instances a bird would
escape with the loss of a leg and doubt-
less numbers were caught by the vora-
cious flsh.
The most voracious bird catcher is
the pike or pickerel—a sly fellow who
lurks beneath overhanging limbs or
rocks and watches for some duckling
or birdling that strays from the brood.
The pike attains a large size and has
been known to attack good-sized birds
even loons though whether it could
successfully carry away so large a bird
is doubtful.
A naturalist was once watching a
pool that was surrrounded by willows
whose graceful foliage fell over the
water casting deep shadows. Dragon
flies and other insects were darting
about at the surface end coursing back
and forth following them in turn were
a number of swallows which now and
then touched the water as they darted
at some insect. Suddenly without
warning from the dark pool the hidden
observer saw a huge pike leap at one of
the birds the latter barely escaping by
a quick movement while the flsh fell
heavily into the eater. Again it tried
to catch one of the swallows then gave
up the attempt.
Another observer was fishing in a
small lake when he noticed not far
away three young sand martins sitting
on a limb just over the water the
mothter fluttering about them endeav-
oring to induce them to fly. All at once
an enormous pike dashed out of the
water and seized one of the birdlings
from the limb the poor mother darting
about in the greatest alarm. Soon came
another leap and in less than half an
hour this voracious fish had carried off
the three young birds. —Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Dentistry for Widows.
Widows of Russian ofiicers who are
not entitled to pensions are to he pro-
vided with a novel means of obtaining
a livelihood. In the autumn ten va-
cancies at one of the principal schools
of dentistry will be open to them and
after a two years’ course of instruction
the successful candidates will be in a
position to practice.
A One-Sided Qnryion.
Oar currency based as it is on gold
redemption was never before so uni-
formly good in every part of the union.
The wages of labor paid in this curren-
cy ore higher than in any other civil-
ized country. Under these circum-
stances what possible inducement can
there be for workingmen professional
men persons with fixed salaries or any
other part of our population unless it
be those who have silver bullion to sell
to change the standard of value thereby
cutting down wages and salaries one-
half and bringing the whole business of
the country into a condition of confu-
eJon and panic?—Philadelphia Record.
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CHANGE IN S. A. & A. P. TRAINS
COMMENCING
AUG. 16*
The S. A. & A.IP. will change their schedule as follows:
Train No. I for Houston and Waco will leave San Antonio at 9:00 a. m.
Train No. 2 from Houston and Waco will arrive in San Antonio at 7:05 p. m.
Train No. 3. for Coipus Christi and Rockport wtll leave San Antonio at 2:25 p. m.
Train No. 4 from Corpus and Rockport will arrive in San Antonio at 7:40 p. m.
Traint 5 and 6 on Beeville Branch will remain the sathe as before.
By the change in train No. I passengers will arrive in Houston at 6:20 p. m. r
instead of 6:45. This insures all connections In Grand Central Depot.
Train No. 2 will leave Houston at 9:45 a. m.
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