The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-24
The Cow Ordinance.

The Cow Ordinance.
The enforcement of the COW ordinance has,
of course, greatly interiered with dairy men
within the limits, and The petition from the 4th
ward asking reduction Of the limits is the
first move towards breaking down the ordi-
nance. Like petitions will be gotten up in
other wards and weak kneed aldermen will
succumb to the demand Of the cow-keepers.
Now, there must be a time when our city
will cease to be cow pasture. Thousands
of dollars are yearly invested in shrubbery
and trees to adorn private premises, and the
hungry herds of cattle turned loose to roam
at will through the streets are continually de
sroying the shrubbery end trees besides lit
tering up the walks and premises of our citi-
zens. Now, the cow-keepers have right to
reasonable protection, but they have no righ7
to turn their cattle loose in the streets. If
people will keep COWS let them keep them
either in enclosures and feed them, or in
pastures or under herd. There is not par
ticle Of sense in repeating the COW ordinance.
that should not be left out, and that is hui
manitarian view,-those cattle that are turned
out to roam the streets are generally in very
starved condition, and it is cruelty to allow
them to pick up precarious living brousing
about sidewalks.
A sense Of pride and cleanliness should be
sufficient to maintain a cattle ordinance, all
over our city limits.
A Chapter on Poker.
In view of the fact of the establishment of a
genuine club in our city, the following chapter
on draw poker may be useful to the unini-
tated
DRAW POKER AS A DISEASE.
Draw poker is a most fascinating yet deceiv-
ing game. One Of the peculiarities Of the game
is that the beginner, as soon as he finds out
that one certain kind of hand beats another,
and that bluff, if successful, beats any hand
thinks he can play the game better than any
man. II he holds poor hand once, and bets
big on it and scares out an old veteran, when
he rakes in the money he cocks his hat on
one side and thinks how rich he might have
have been il he had learned to play poker be-
fore. lie wonders why everybody does not
give up business and play poker and get rich.
As he counts over the chips he has won SO
easily by a simple display of nerve, he says to
himself: "This game is good for yours truly.
Henceforth hard work and me will dis
solve partnership" He keeps on playing.
When he wins his hat is cooked on one side
and when he loses he wears it straight. AT
first it is on one side most Of the time. then
he gets to wear it straight pretty frequent I'M
til he luses every dollar he has got and goes
out and clubs himself. Count ymcn who think
they can play a pretty good game Of poker
find themselves in large cities, and they are
not contented till they get into game, and
nine times out of ten they get so everlastingly
till they look at it pasted on the inside of
their hats. However good man plays. there
is always some one that plays better, and they
are always laying for fellow that can't play
as we'll as they can, while the countryman is
always laying for some one that can play bet
ter. There is no game better calculated to
take the conCeit out of man than poker. We
have had it taken out of us Seventy-hve dol
lars worth by cuss that didn't seem to
know half as much as we did.
A man has to have the conCeit taken out
of him about eleven times before it will stay
out, but after he has once got it eradicated
from the system he never catches ii again. He
can live right amongst it, where all around him
are down with it, and he will not take it-not
if he knows himself. 1t is as though he hai
been vaccinated, and very likely he has. IF
you have an idea you are good poker play r
here is no hope for you till you get the con-
ccit worked out of you, and The sooner you
get it out the better. Some can get it out by
loosing $Ioo, others have to lose farm or a
house and lot. In some cases it takes years
to get it out, and in other cases it can be got
out in one evening. Do not delay having it
taken out, as long as your system is in the
condition to retain the seed OF the disease,
but hunt for games that you can get into, till
you loose enough then call yourself a monu-
mental, colossal, enigmatical ass, and jump
the game You will never think as much of
yourself after il is over as you did before, but
you will be worth more to society," Hudson
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