San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-19
SHORT SNAPPERS.


Clean up San Pedro Springs
park.
Better times looked for when
the watermelon season comes in.
Paper hangers report business
brisk in their line in the city.
"Cyclone Bill" is calls himself a
thoroughbred base ball crank.
Baseball players should eat
regular, and drink irregular.
II the aldermen do not like the
nominees OF the mayor, why not
nominate some themselves.
The Charity Circus is over; now
lets hunt up good lodgings for the
T. p. A. boys.
No danger OF the T. P. A. boys
going astray. Give them a chance
to see the town "wide open"
Lets have some OF the brush and
weeds cut down before the T. P. A.
boys come to town.
Our leading dry goods stores
have sold a car load of perfumed
soap during the last ten days.
Committees appointed at mass
meetings are too often sad failures
in San Antonio.
Some of our church members are
reported to be familiar with the
west side of the creek.
The visit of the I. p. A. will
again show to US the necessity for
a large, first.class tourist hotel.
1t is common talk now that the
Big Six have dwindled down to
the "Big Two"
The man with thin skin is
very easily offended by a little
newspaper criticism.
Whenever business is dull across
the creek it is generally dull all
over town.
On the slate: For mayor, Ro-
bards; for Congress, Slayden.
This slate is brittle.
The merchant who tries to mix
his business with local politics is
treading on dangerous grounds.
Contractor Hindry appears to be
letting the other fellows "walk the
floor"
Lets encourage the Jockey club
this week, in order what they may
get up something big in the fall
The experience with Mr.. Nickel
John makes the aldermen scared
OF Mr.. Brand.
A "trust" is reported as being
formed to manipulate the garbage
business.
The officials would do we'll to
keep a strict watch on some Of
those fast houses on the East side.
The Democratic party OF Texas
will have to secure the colored vote
Of the state to save them from de-
feat by the Populists.
Good baseball players demand
big wages, and the manager can
not pay fat salaries il the patron
age Is poor.
Every advertisement is good,
but for the best results get your
name and business into every pa
per published in your community.
Don't pronounce advertising a
failure because you squander your
money on fake schemes. Try the
newspaper.
1t would pay the railroads to
run weekly excursions into San
Antonio, charging not more than
one cent a mile, for round trip.
Let everybody in the city try at
least attend the Jockey club races
one day. Make Friday, the 24th, a
general holiday.
The recorders clerks gets down
to his work two to three hours in
the morning before some of the
other sinecures get out Of bed.
A "fast woman" who poses as
respectable, is far more dangerous
to society than the poor devils on
East street.
Capt. John d. Rulleman's pupils
in the engineers Kindergarten, it is
said, are learning fast, on full pay
out Of the sewer fund.
The mayor should exercise his
authority and be boss, and if the
council does not like it let them
kick. Put little ginger and pep
per in the administration.
The managers of our Business
Mems club ought to go down and
have a talk with Mr.. G. Shacklett;
he can give them some good point
ers.
The LIGHT again dominates DIR.
Lindner to get us up a big show.
One that will not cost much, bring
of people to town, and
keep the money at home.
The mayor should close his ears
to those sinecure officials, who have
to do but run to him with
tales about some other city en-
ployee.
Don't try to crowd in too much
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