San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-28
SHORT SNAPPERS.

Self-interest is the first law Of a
sewer alderman.
A stain on an official record is
not easily wiped out.
A conceited alderman is a fine
quadruped to study.
4 corrupt official hates an honest,
independent newspaper.
Has the Fair scheme been swal-
lowed up by the sewers?
Twenty dollars a month is big
price for feeding bicycle.
Fl Self.esteem is a good trait in
a man, IL not accompanied with
too much gall.
A coming agitation: The cleo
trio wires and trolley wires must
go under ground.
The street sprinklers are very
sparing with their water except
on the cross walks.
Threatening to slap an editors
jaws is not going to clear away the
clouds Of suspicion.
A big, fat contract makes
strange bed-fellows among our To-
cal political statesmen.
Wine suppers are very popular
with our sewer contractors. The
Taxpayers will foot the bill.
Judge Callaghan can sit back
and exclaim: Flight it out boys,
it's not my funeral this time"
Kampmann can make good
brick, but the good kind did not
find their way into the sewers.
A chance for another office: The
city hall statesmen should ask the
mayor to appoint a press censor.
The next county campaign will
not be made against the commits
sioners, as they will not be in the
race.
Alderman Holt is so young In
political harness the old foxes are
continually springing surprises on
him.
Some Of our public men struggle
to become rich too fast, and their
consciences have wonderful elias.
ITCHY.
Better stay at home and chop
kindling wood for the cook, than
to get into fight at a Sunday
picnic.
Old man Kueffner says time will
prove that he is right; it may then
be too late to save the peoples
money.
The sewers do not extend tC
West End, but some OF the West
Enders are reaching for the fat thai
Is in them.
Col. Short Stops contributions tt
the Express is like charging 9
bottle of fat soda with gas-puts
life into it.
The clerk who is most industri
Gus in watching the clock for quit
ting time is climbing promotion
backwards.
Repent, and mend your ways
Mr.. Reformer, ere it Is too late; thu
people may dump you in the sew
err at the next election.
The Finance committee of tn,
City Council should set their foo
down upon such bills as $40 {
month for bicycle horse feed.
The Third ward will get only 9
small slice OF the sewers, eXcep
the tax levy, and does not need
sewer alderman representative.
The San Antonio ball playerI
should do better away from home
as they will not have so much op
portunity to take dancing lessons
Exchange: "a man who goes out
OF his way to proclaim his honesty
or tell how incorruptible he is, II
naturally looked on with suspic
ion.
Ii any old mossback in San An
tonic does not believe in advertis
ing let him interview Manager
Emil Blum, OF Wolff & Marx, or
Mondays.
An exchange says: "Religion Is
a good thing and it is well to de.
Gently observe Sunday, but it IL
not necessary to build a Chinese
wall around the municipality"
While we are making fuss
about the brick that are to be used
in the sewers, we should not lose
sight of the quality Of cement and
sand. The sample left at the LIGHT
office by Mr.. Kerr is very inferior
Mayor Elmendorf is very limo.
Gently playing into the hands Of
the county combine. They will
use the sewer club to down the will
of the people at the next election
il His Honor does not put on the
brakes before 1t is too late.
An Engineering Enterprise.
GLASGOW, july 27.-Greenock