San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-12

AS Col. Belo, of the bifurcated
News, went fishing and hunting with
Cleveland several years ago, nobody
is surprised that "his two papers
both daily" should ndeavor TO boil
ster up his waving popularity. The
current against Cleveland ia too
strong to be breasted by Belo & Co.
Macune and Sledge made a bold
dash for putting the alliance in lead.
Ing strings. They owned the nation
al organ in Washington, the alliance
organ In Georgia and a controlling
interest in the Mercury in Texas.
Then Macune is the author and
father of the sub-treasnry craze.
When Bryan comes back, won't ne
scOwl and gnash his teeth at finding
that HoefiiDg was let into the council
during his jaunJ to Paris? Perhaps,
in his wrath, he will wipe out ana
abolish the supreme court for contu-
maciousness. Hannah had his Morde.
ella and ne was misera BILE at the sight
of him sitting in the kings gate, and
Bryan will have HoefiinQ, sitting in
the city council, I'm defiance of his
autocracy. "Things lie working, "and
don't you forget it.
Wives forgive the infidelities of
their husbands-often. HusbaL de
never forgive the appearance OF
infidelity on the part of wives.
With q port on the Gulf, with %
feet of water, Texas would feel it's
good effects in every fibre and nerve
and would enter upon an era of I'M
exampled prosperity. The opening of
deep water means vast deal to
Texas. 1t would place her in COM
mercial connection with every nation
in Europe, and render her measure.
ably independent of New York and
New Orleans.
Texas is an empire within itself. 1t
is considerably larger than France.
1t has been lowered by nature with
a variety of climate and diversity of
soil. Agriculture In Texas is yet in
it's infancy. The annual production
of the soil can be quadrupled by in
creasipg the acreage of tillable LAND.
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A good harbor on the Gulf would
enable Texas to ship her cotton crop
by steamships direct to New York,
Liverpool, Bremen and Havre. Her
supply of sugar could be brought di-
rect from Cuba and New York, and
her coffee from Brazil.
The Pharisee's religion Is lodged in,
his tongue and begins and ends, in,
talk.
The religion of the truly pious man
consists In good deeds and kindly
sympath ,es, and is not put in dis
play window to attract public atten-
ton.
David's injunction was, not to put
your "trust In princess" but, candi-
dates, politicians, savings banks,
dudes and whiskey, are more slip
perry, uncertain and delusive than,a
prince that ever lived.
Those who deal largely in profess
sions of friendship, are very costive
when called on to fulfill them.
Beware of the man, that shakes
your hand, as If he had hold Of
pump handle and was pumping water
into can of milk.
The mistortunes of our friends are
food to our own self importance.
Wise men speak from the fullness of
their minds, fools talk from lack Of
ideas.
The tale bearer resembles the foxes
to whose tails Sampson tied lighted
torches.
When q man begins to stuff farmers
or labOripg men with tatfy, and to
denounce rich men, you can safely
make an affidavitt That his axe is dull
and that he wants farmers and labor
ing men to turn the grindstone for
him to sh ,rpen 1t.
The lazy man is always in hurry
about everything except work.
The farmer who attends all the
public meetings in twenty miles of
him and is constantly lamenting the
woes and expressions endured by
farmers, never makes good crops, and