San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-19
SHORT sNAPPERs.

| CnlS week.
Hard times makes dull business
| for the crap shooters.
The average office holder works
about four hours day.
The only use some people have
for friend is to pull his leg"
San Antonio, the largest city in
Texas, has the poorest market
house facilities.
The heart of the city should be
severed, but the "fad" is not need
ed in the suburbs.
A live alderman usually puts in
more time working for the people
| than the salaried officers.
Stick little pricker into a rotten
politician and he will break out
with howl like small pOx Aztec.
Schemes are expensive when
you have to "start" and maintain
newspaper to boost them through.
Some of our local office holders
are now greasing their limbs well,
preparing for the leg pulling in
fall.
The term "hustler" cannot be APP
piled to a man who puts off til
tomorrow what he should do toll
day.
If you want to sell real estate
place it in the hands of an agent
who has energy enough to at least
advertise.
A policeman who does not drink,
or smoke, or would not wink at
pretty girl is too good to be on the
San Antoine force. i
If you want to insult the dignity
of a tramp, present him with
soup ticket. He prefers beer or
whisky every time.
Max X. one of the popular sales
men for l.. Wolfson, is another one
of those happy men. A charming
young lady has said Yes!
If you want to kill off a progress
sive movement keep on postponing
action, and refer it to committees,
who are expected to do nothing.
The sports are not making enough
money to pay their fines, and Hotel
Campbell will soon be overlooking
with boarders. This will be money
for John P.
Water works, sewers, electric
light plant, rock crushers to play
with, are all good things to talk
about, but we must have good
schools first.
Our police appreciate the return
of fair weather. Some of our faith
erly old fellah's were almost COM
pletely knocked out during the
last cold snap.
Four of the Indian tribe were
down in the big Sulphur pool yes
terday. 1t took about three hours
to satisfy "Natches" and the
"White Chief"
Only a short time now is left
to figure on a water-wOrks plant,
and then the Gins" will have to
begin to figure on the election
with the "Outs."
An l. and @. n. freight train yes
terday brought in from Kansas
city several car loads of refrigirat-
ed meats. And San Antonio has
not yet decent market house.
Whenever you find subscrip-
ton list passed around for any en-
| tGrprise for the benefit of San An
tonic, if for charity or business,
you are sure to find l.. WOlfsOn's
name on it.
If it takes four weeks to figure
| out the estimate of cost on little
800 bridge, Angel Gabriel will no
doubt blow his horn, calling "time,"
when we get through figuring on a
water works plant.
There are so many good resolu-
tiOns, and proposed ordinances ly-
ing dead in their pigeon holes, it
would not be a bad idea to pull
them all out and have a big crema-
ton celebration, and then start in
new again.
A large number Of visitors were
at the Sulphur wells yesterday en-
iOying a swim in the big pool.
They nearly all use "cuss" words
at the management of the Street
Car company for not extending the
line down to the asylum.
~
Grand Opera House.
cole Olson" was the attraction at
the Grand last night and will be