San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-28

they have q lien on the work for the
money due them; Judge Goodrich was
right in helping them TO enforce 1t.
Why should they not have lien a!
we'll as other contractors and work
men? The laborer is worthy of hi:
hire"
The s. A. P road being insolvent
constitutes a reason why these con-
tractors ought to have a lien on the
work executed by them, as in de-
fault of such lien, they might not
collect fifty cents on the dollar from
the road.
They performed the work over two
years ago, before the road passed in
to the hands of the receivers, and 1t
they had a lien, it still exists, and
where there is right it may be en-
forced.
There are men and women who
out-kick the most vicious horse that
ever existed, and they go off without
giving warning.
Nine men out OF ten like q dish of
scandal, if it be we'll spiced and
seasoned, about their neighbors and
associates. They relish scandal
about them, more than they do the
bestowal of praise on them-the for
mer reduces them to our own level
while praise Of them lifts them above
US.
All men are inclined, by nature, to
resent superiority and to patronize
such as they consider Inferior TO
themselves. The ackno wledgement,
that pereon is our super ior, morally
or mentally, wounds our pride grew
ously.
The Blowhard has a good time, for
a season, then he loses his power of
humbugging and subsidies into the
effigy OF a man.
There is abundance of silacious
gossip floating about in the air res
pecting several married men and it
appears to be we'll founded.
San Antonio is in need of a public
library, to which all may 60 to get
books, Voluntary contributions OF
books would form the ucleus of such
free public library, and once started
it would grow each succeeding year
from fresh donations.
Men, enjoying superfluous wealth.
q larger income than they are able to
expend, would reflect honor on them
selves and confer blessing on hu.
mainly by bestowing money or books
ON free public library.
a taste for reading is richly worthy
of being fastened and cultivated. 1t
never Injuries men or women to have
fondness for reading-on the con-
trary, it enriches their minds and
educates their hearts.
1t prevents vacinty of mind, idle
ness, ennui and the lmperceptible sill
ding into vicious habits. The mind
must be kept employed, or it will
gravitate to vice of some kind.
"Snsp Shots" declares, that the
devil is well pleased when men tell
lies on him, but il the devil be the
prince of liars and the represen tative
OF all that is evil, it must be impossi
bic to lie upon him. You cannot
spoil an rotten egg, you know, Mr.
Snap SHOTS.
Perhaps, after all, Snap Shots only
feels like the Spanish knight did on
his death-bed-who prayed a while to
the Cool Lord and than prayed to the
good devil, to have mercy on him
and save mis- soul. His confesser re.
buked him sharply, for praying to
the devil, Well father, I don't know
into whose hands / shall tall after
death, and Idont want to offend the
devil, answered ttfe dying knight.
Mnltitudes seelm to be more anxiou,
70 please the devihe than they are t.
please GOD, 1t thairs AZ tior 8 furnist
any criterion OF what of n the hearts
Why does not the council compel
the sidewalks to be laid down on al
Il streets on which they have here
tofore been directed? Almost every
street has ugly and rough gaps IN
the sidewalks that are stnmhIin0