The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-22


great demand, and, we are pleased to say, is
appreciated by our people generally. The
HldHrhlways fulflls IFS pfomlsess and giyes,an
Attractive paper and an interesting bnei,'i r1
sTHE Merchant and Manufactures ior Jan
uary is out. Its form of 10 pages makes
most attractive publication, and it is, ven
Rllfd With lhtertitine mater 1t beafs the
imprint OF the LIGHT gas power printing es-
Enlistment.
ELSEWHERE will be found a call from
large number Of citizens Of theThird ward adj
dressed to MrrJgT.Hambleton, requesting
himto Ne sukhdidate forAl1erman from that
ward ~ MIR. Hambleton belongs,o the vigor-
Gus, progressive element Of the city, believes
in ihpfoSements, and is deeply Interested in
the city's welfare, and his favorable reply to
theeAl will add considerable interest 10 the
sldemanie race in that ward 'di i'. u"a
lu drUN aaurd J's--l----1uH .s .rur u0t 7i
hTMANhiNEss is always praiseworthy in any
person, and at any. time, but in an editor to-
wards-d brother ediEor- iii is altogether
lovely" In the Waco Day Of the 18TH in
staht there was al editorial article touching
Major Q Bartow's fornieriy teaehinga Sheero
sfhooIin Georgia, which is so manly and
fpfh AS toISsHrse ESPECIAL braibg, and the
IIGAfhonBrs HE Day forihs hAhlines! on
this occasion. Men should always have man
illness enough to do justice to their fellow
men, since injustice is blot on any mans
character. i"o h,a""rs ssA1' "a
TAArihAtbf tha'eraAd j,asAcSnsutes the
county and eiy officials yih,gTsat severity on
account bf their omission 10 Execute HE law
agaihstganhlins and BOssA Approximation.
There is no fsEfPSs, fol, officers yYhO fail to dis
charge the duties imposed on them by the
law; their official oaths bind them to do So,
and their private opinion Of the law has moth
ing to- DO with their official duties, apd it
wohld lead 70 ihe most ymisehievSus results,
were every officer at liberty to disregard all
laws not approved by his private judgment.
Whether the county and city officers have
bsep guilty IF neglect Of duty is q question, in
fNfrl A'PfNSfT MI FnA1gNp uThSfAllAS,1pll lhe
grandjuEy have Ii in their hands tO,proye the
insinuhtions made in their report by a'bqdare
and prompt indietmeut of an cohcerned.9 Lrhfs
action would put the question at issue in such
a shape that all could see and determine II
the censure Of the city and county officials
has hedn deserved and can be sustained y n
JUDGING from the number Of suicides occur.
ring daily in all parts Of the Union, one would
be led 0rohcladeitlatfp estinish,Aas largely
increased and that men and women have
come to think ''liie is not worth living" Il
is in most cases of suicide the result Of weak
pSSlibbto'despUhdentyi Fhe'tictmsl% Ia,
suicidal mania are too eowardly to endure tn,
ups and downs Of life and to grapple will
and overcome the difficulties which they en-
counter. oThefe Is an accident IN the life o
Robert Bruce, the hero King Of Scotland
which may well be set before the young. IL,
hld6eSn sig times AeIetltdA,y he Englis1
hts army had been dispersed, his countr,
ovenuu by the EBgfit, aha.he was ,kulkiu.
frSp one hiding plPse ~, another tp,sgade hi
relentless spepiss.I and had LAB ilasto soSgb
reluqeiia aioauesldO Oppressed with grief an