San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-16
SHORT SNAPPERS.

grow worse ana worse.
That aesthetic fair committee ap-
pears to be dead asleep.
AS the taxes go up the value of
city lots 60 downwards.
The SUNDAY LIGHT is "getting
there" slowly-thank you
AS an advertiser, Mr.. r. A. Read
is we'll up in his business.
The Rooters say the San Antonio
baseball club is "hoodooed."
Scholz' "Doctor" is not too proud
to ride even in a butcher cart.
The wise purchaser has grave
doubts ,.bout "below cost prices"
Roasting ears at 5 cents a dozen
makes the chil-con-csrne market
dull.
Jealousy of your neighbours sue
cess will not build up your own
enterprise.
Too many of our best citizens
pull in different directions for the
city's good.
The charity columns in the San
Antonio newspapers are literally
patronized.
The average politician gets cross
looking when you cut of your sup
ply of "taffy."
A band pavilion on Main plaza
and a little more music is wanted
on the west side.
The demand for cholera mixture
is on the increase, as the melon
season approaches.
II you want better home papers
you can make them by enlarg-
ing your patronage
Two suicides in one day. The
Door unfortunates must have
drank imported beer.
The last spring meeting OF the
Jockey club did not boom the price
of membership stock.
There is plenty OF means in San
Antonio, but there is an over
abundance of inactivity.
Have the city detective force
snap enough to discover who is the
res ponsible sewer contractor"
1t would be dead city govern
nent that did not furnish the
people something to kick about.
Editor Blum's advertisements
Eeem to draw inspiration from the
olor of his hatred hot bargains.
1t is getting too hot for even the
most enthusiastic member OF the
food Government club to turn
ut.
The clerks in the stores that do
OF advertise in the Sunday LIGHT
hould all wear coats with long
hils.
Since death has created vacan-
in a city office, it would please
be taxpayers to let the office stay
acant.
The old employees of the garb-
ge department. are keeping close
atch on the new garbage con-
actor.
There are few more fat jobs in
he city that should be let out on
bntract to the lowest responsible
dders.
The Sunday LIGHT is not trying
initiate any other Sunday enter
Use. 1t will try to have a style
it's own.
Three hundred thousand dollars
into immediate. circulation in
e city would be worth million
years later.
The dog pound man is the next
icial who should be required to
hke weekly reports to the Coun-
Why not?
This trying to overdo your busi-
ss in one day is having a ten
ncy to kill business all the bal
Zee Of the week.
Dur splendid breweries bring
re outside money to town than
|st all the other little enter
ses combined.
will take more cash to start
irst-class morning newspaper
n 1t would to build cotton
tory, in San Antonio.
he rates Of interest is too high
San Antonio for men who have
ney to think Of embsrking in
nufacturing enterprises.
rec beer, free picnics, free circus
Torrance, and numerous other
inducements, is the latest
ney % making schemes.
mil Blum, the popular "com-
sary" for the Belknaps, will ac-
pany the team TO st. Louis.
should be appointed color
Fer.
kn Antonio is inflicted with a
o number of influential citizens
are always too willing to set
and let somebody else take
lead.
lere is some talk OF reorganiz-
he Jockey club. Mr.. John j.
ems would make good presi