San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-13
HEARD ABOUT TOWN.

7 ny GU nave no luea" SAID a well
known San Antonion who had
returned from a trip across the
Atlantic a short time ago, to a
LIGHT reporter yesterday, what
an enormous amount of provis-
ions are consumed by the patrons
OF an Atlantic steam ship line.
"While in the old country" he
continued had the good fortune
to be able to collect considerable
interesting statistics in regard to
steamship travel and 1 ran across
these figures Of provisions used on
one line alone, the North German
Lloyd, during 1898.
"First let us take the liquid
refreshments and we find that
this company purchased for its
steamers 80, 26l bottles of cham
payne, S,619 bottles OF Sherry, Mad
EZRA and Port wine, 1869 bottles
of plain red wine, 1896 bottles of
Rhein and Mosel wine, 1923 bot
ties of cognac, 36,4l7 bottles of
rum and brandy, 1853 bottles of
mineral water; S73,673 bottles Of
beer and 6OS,643 quarts of keg beer.
"The eatables, however, show far
more astounding figures. For in
stance, there were delivered on
board Of the company's ships, for
consumption, 1894, 442 pounds of
stock, divided as follows: 65S
beeves, 247 calves, 1913 hogs, sos
head Of mutton; 164, 94S pounds of
fish, 142,045 fowls, 25l,441 boxes of
canned goods, $2l, 555 worth of
vegetables 366,051 pounds of flour,
1,1S7,O52 pounds of bread, ETC., 1885,
146 pounds of roasted coffee, 1885,
610 pounds of sugar, 225,73S cans
and bottles Of milk, 10,OOl,570
pounds of potatoes, 43S,937 pounds
of butter, 1,5S3,210 eggs, 14O,354
pounds of dried fruit, 1880
pounds of cheese, 366,051 pounds of
nuts and 13,40S,753 pounds of ice.'
"See that man crossing the
bridge on the left hand side?" said
a citized to LIGHT reporter the
other day.
Eyes, what of him." asked the
reporter, recognizing in the party
to whom reference was being
made, we'll known San Antonian
who is alluded to in the papers
every once in a while as great
political possibility.
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as a possible candidate for this or
that Office" said the citizen and
very frequently you see him inter-
viewed at great length in the pa
pers on the important topics of the
day, don't you? Well, I'll tell you
about that. He's got an old chum,
an eX-newspaper man whom he
summons whenever he has any,
thing to say to the public, and in
that manner has himself inter-
viewed. He tells the chum upon
what subject he wants to talk, and
gives jumbled up idea Of his
views, out of which the chum
evolves readable interview. The
article is taken to the office, APP
pears the next day and the inter-
viewed individual scoops in all the
praise that rightly belongs to his
interviewer. Then people will
talk of such a person as
political possibility, and
am told that there are dozens of
persons in this city just his coun-
terpart, and that some of the fell
lows who are as ignorant as daZed
steer, come out in print with in
terviews that would do credit to a
student of political science"
81 have heard of cases of strong
willed men controlling or suppress
ing the action OF their hearts for a
very short PERIOD" said Houston
street physician, "but / saw the
other day an exercise of will power
that beat anything | have ever
witnessed. | was called one morn
ing to attend young architect in
this city, who was in that stage of
two weeks spree when heswayed
and trembled from head to foot.
He had made up his mind on the
preceding evening not to touch an
other drop, and he spent lonely,
sleepless night in his office with
imaginary reptiles sallying out
of every nook and crook about him
But he sat up in his chair,
looked the substanceless beasts full
in the face and suffered the tor
ments of hell until daybreak set In