The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-20

question has been rulst Il WhtlneI u N"o
overwork or confinement. Miss WHIT
ing. whose experience Of 20 years rs
teacher in the public schools entities her
opinion on such matters to the utmost
respect. saws that children are never in
inred by what they have to study, but
by confinement for long hours In the
schoolroom. The settlement Of this
question should be nm object Of public
concern. In teaching children there are
other things to be considered besides in
tellectual advancement, yet there are
many capable teachers who no not seem
to appreciate the fact
"JirrERsoN DAVIS received me with
courtesy" writes traveller under dat"
Of Beauvoir, Miss, April q. 81 was
ushcrcd into n Golily fitted up bedroom,
with cheerful fire burning IN the CRATE.
AT oentre-tablc the venerable soldier
and statesman sat writing, and was told
that the call was ut the request of old
friends in whose minds doubts existed
as to the true state of his health, owing
to conflicting rumors regarding 1t.
After n graceful acknowledgement OF
gratitude to his inquiring friends, Mr..
Davis said that duringa visit Ia his plan
tntion ON the river in January last he
was exposed In II boat, and getting wet
suffered severely with innammntory
rheumatism, which had compelled him
to keep to his bed for several weeks.
His illness. while not serious. was eX-
tremrly painful. At the present time
he felt in his usual health, with the eN-
ccplion Of II swelling in his feet, which
kept him confined to his room
Inn average render of and subscriber
to n newspaper, especially In the smaller
towns, has no idea that his duty to the
paper Of his town extends any further
than his individual patronage. Mr.. Jen
McLemore took hold Of the Hays County
News, published ut Kyle, n short
time ago, and with the laudnble de
sire to boom the town, gave liberal
| sketch of the town and its business, and
| then he thought certainly his paper,
| which L. bright and newsy, would he
freely circulated by the citizens, but
it was not, and this is what he says
about il, together with his most lib
eral offer: Last week We published.
gratis, n sketch of kyle's business houses
and run oil nm extra number Of papers,
with the expectation that our business
men would call around, purchase few
copies and send them of to their friends
in other States. Up to date, however,
only a very few have been around, and
ms we have lot on hand, We will give
them TO anyone who will send them OIL;
and furthermore, we will agree to put
them up in single wrappers and pay the
postage on them. THIS is ms fair ~ we
can do. unless it is to give II French
chrome to the man whotakesth the largest
number ON the above conditions
\ WASHINGTON correspondent writing
about the coming of the cholera, says:
cit is safe to say that all possible pre-
cautions will be taken to prevent its mr.
rival in this country, or its spread after
arriving; but it is quite safe to say that
in spite of all this the chances are in
favor Of its gaining an entrance and foot
hold IN this country before the season Is
past. There il no intention in making
this announcement to be an "alarmist,"
or in dealing with sensations, but we
calmly and earnestly forewarn the an
thOritles everywhere. "Forewarned.
What then Is to be done? Why, make
ready for II. TO be sure, Make your city
clean; give notice to your city authori-
ties that their plain duty is to prepare
for the wreste; let there be Mt once
"heroiG" treatment in the way of pre-
paration for the very worst. Money car
be raised in some way. 1t Is of small
value besides the lives of your people
your wives and children; let every stree
be cleaned thoroughly, and that befor,
the hot weather comes on when to sti
up the filth would breed contugion. lie
, the work begin Mt once in good earnes
. II the people of your city value the live
, of their families and the business an'
, reputation of the city. And when thi
is done and the city cleaned as 1t neve
was before, let 1t be kept 81. 1t will b
needed
q THE fact that the gamblers have TO e
n by edict from the grand jury in shape 4
= sundry indictments is used as n bugabo
: to the effect that the city will suffer
r great depression in business, and il
' prosperity generally. The LIGIr does no