San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-16
SIMPLY SQUlBS.

You may shout and fume and stamp and rage
And swear and boot and blast;
| But you'll never reach your dwelling
With the horse car that is past.
Springfield Union.
TO get good grip in society a man
should have claw hammer coat
| PiOayune.
The siCker the pig the straighter the
| tail; and the healthier the pig the
tighter the ourl.-Philadelphla Press.
Duluth is something of city after all.
| There were twenty-four days In our
week Of prayer this yesr.-Duluth Para
grapher.
Mrs. Lastyn Ito her dearest friend)-
"Yes, Aurelia, my husband proposed to
me three times before accepted him"
| The ID. F.-"YOu always were reckless
girl, Josephine. Puck.
A tall young Swedish girl applied for
| employment at an agency the other day.
"Have you been long In seryiceP" asked
| the proprietor mo longer than am
now. SIR" was the blushing reply
Burlington Free Pree.
At Evergreen, Ga. one night last
week, two ministers had fight in the
pulpit and the congregation took sides
| and there was general battle.
An inventor has in contemplation
patent paded suspender button, which
won't disturb the music when ii breaks
loose and rsttles over the ball room
floor.
In society: Young Map-"WeIl, that
girls a sumner. amt she?" Old Man
"Whst makes you think so?" Y Nj
why she knocked me silly in about a
minute" Old Man (gruffly
didn't have to hit you very hard, either,
did she?"-Washington Critic.
First Social Sport-"Didn't they have
anything to drink at the BrOokine as
semblies?" Second 5. Sob, yes;
lemonade" First 5. Schooling
stronger than THAR Second ). s.
"Well, yes; ice wRter."-Haryard Lam
pooh.
DAKOTA Reporter called to inter-
view MIR. Ablelisr, our oldest inhabitant,
on the winters We used to have when he
was young" Servant-"PoOr old man.
He'll never be able to tell us those In
teresting stories again" "Eh? What's
hsppsned?" "He froze to death last
night."-Omahs World.
Practical American Father-"Now,
count, before we go any further In this
matter, so far as my daughter Ia con-
cerned, should like you to establish
your Identity" COunt-"MOn Dieu
will show you my patent Of nobility"
p. A F.-"Thst is all very well. own
several patents myself. But how do [
know yours is not an infrlngement?"-
HRrper's BaZar.
Doye-gray and cream-white pilot
cloth fabrics will be very much used
again next season and during the sum.
m of ha
yOkes or vest, cuffs, girdle and other
ornamental portions OF the costume will
be trimmed with gold or silver gimps
or cream white and gold galloons 10 ap-
plique designs, or otherwise, be deco
rated with Bulgarian embroideries exc
cuted In soft. delicate shades of silk.
Gilt and silver will be in great use in
spring millinery In embrOlderies, cords,
gslloons, ornaments In applique, and for
pins, slides and metallic garnitures of ev-
cry description. French straws in spring
OOlors are already brought to view, the
decorations showing q mingling Of vel
vet and the tulle loops; sprays OF French
flowers, msryelously beautiful In shape
and tint, and gilt or silver foliage and
aigrettes dotted with tiny metallic beads.
Upon some OF the bonnets and hats Ia a
band and brlm covering Of velvet, deco
rated with fine gold embroidery 10 Ro-
man patterns.
Twenty male residents OF Williams
port, Penn, agreed, January /, to alb
stain from the use of tobacco during the
year. Each was to pay So per month
that he kept his promise, the whole TO
form fund to he distributed on the sp-
preaching New YEARS. day to the mem
bers who had not INDUCED in the weed.
The money In the fund now amounts to
$2l9, and unless some OF the remaining
four who have lived up to the agreement
,bresk through" they will receive
SOL. 10 apiece.
The following letter picked up on the
street Of st. Adams, VT, shows how COM
pletely unselfsh really good man car
be In another's behalf: my dear B.:
The Salvation Army are to open here
soon, and they have been In search Of
particularly hard customer to wrestle
with at the first meeting. They applied
directly TO me, but as | am very busy l
referred them to you as having the
necessary qualifications and being a 1T
subject for them TO tackle. Hope your
business engagements will not prevent
their making arrangements With you"