San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-26
ALL SORTS.

The time for thaws ia approaching.
When David B. Hill's boom yields to the
gentle influences of spring, and escapes
from the rigor induced by the Cleve-
land atmosphere, then look out for
flood of tears bigger than that which
once inundated the Chemung Valley.
The fairy tale about the fortune and
income of the Rev. DR.. John Hall, of
this city, il growing. Some western
papers now say that he ia worth $3,OC0,-
600 and has an income of 100000
year.
Honor from. No Condition riEes.-"The
young man who remembers that there
is always room at the top and struggles
untiringly upward is bound to win fame
and fortune"
Yes, sir. believe it,
MANY time have grown faint and
weary on the way, but l still cried 'Ex-
celsior,' and persevered until today"
swell, today ?"
zone of the best brands of cigars in
America is named after Lincoln
Journal.
In the opinion of the Archbishop Of
Canterbury the greatest evil by which
the English working classes are afflicted
'fs the custom of early marriages"
Most people in this country have an idea
that the greatest evil is drink.
The editor of a Griggs County (Da-
kota) paper calls attention to the fact
that Griggs County contains room
enough to seat the entire population OF
the glebe In arm chairs within Its limits,
allowing each person a space of thir-
teen feet. Unless the Griggs County
editor can offer some other inducemeDt,
it is extremely doubtful il the entire
population of the globe will 60 there to
sit in arm chairs. 1t is too internally
doors loaf during tho winter, and too
hot for comfort in the summer.-NOr-
ristown Herald.
A great many wild geese are now seen
at Bar HarbOr; and a cynical old bache-
game, says that few months later a
great many tame geese will be seen
there playing lawn tennis.
Blessings of Liberty.-Bill-Why don't
yer git inter public life an be somebody,
Jim?
JIM did try ter git a Office, but
these burned civil service rules KEEP me
out.
"Janitor of q public buildin'. They
asked me how much two an two made
an cause failed on the first answer
they wouldn't have me-"
"Niver mind, Jim, I'll help yer git
inter public life. I'll git yer elected
school director; that don't require no
Examination. "-Omaha World.
Worse Yet: MAY venture to tell
the old story, Miss Maude," he said,
TREMENDOUSLY; 1.-THE old, old. yet ever new
story Of" "Padon me, Mr.. Sampson,
If l cause you pain" interrupted the
girl, gently, "but to me the story you
wish to tell is a chestnut" "a chest
nut?" eyes, Mr.. Sampson, I'm already
engaged; but l will be sister," 1T
isn't as wormy as that one," murmured
Mr.. Sampson, feeling for his hat.-N. Y.
Sun.
He fixed II: "Is that the way to spell
retched?" he asked as he stepped into a
shoe shop on Michigan avenue with the
word written out In large letters. Let's
see," mused the shoemaker, as he gazed
at the word. That's retched, sure
enough; but somehow IL doesn't look ex-
actly right. There's something lacking
somewhere. Ali 1 see! You should
spell it r-e-t-c-h-i-d. Glad to help you
out, sir."-Detroit Free Press.
Young Lady decidedly deoollete)--
Good evening, Mr.. Gray-you don't
know me, l guess" Old Gentleman
"No-er-what! This can't be Joe
Barker's daughter, Fannie" Eyes it is.
l have changed some since you last saw
me-" You have, indeed, Fannie. You
have grown quite out of your gown, l
declare !'-Boston Transcript.
Lawyer Snap (of counsel for defend
ant, whose case looks doubtful because
the jury don't seem to enthuse when his
witnesses testify -"Are you acquainted
with any of the jury?" Witness ian
honest man)-"Yes, sir; know more
than half of them" Lawyer ST
should think it strange, very strange, If
you didn't know more than all Of them
put together.
Twenty-Five Dollars Reward