San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-24
SHORT SNAPPERS.

Scientific tests of sewer brick can
be seen at the LIGHT office.
You can knock all the enterprise
out Of a wind boomer when you
strike him for cash subscription.
The Postal telegraph, will give US
competition that will not be
easily bought off.
When some men think they have
the earth grabbed, they become
very insolent and independent.
Col. Berry has not yet discovered
"what's the matter with Mary
land and Kentucky"
Only a few more days Of grace to
pay your city taxes. Walk up and
see Captain Umscheid.
Our liberal citizens are crowding
the space Of the LIGHTS Special
Edition.
It's an old chestnut, but there Is
room in San Antonio for several
large hotels.
Keep on talking about it-San
Antonio needs first.class market
house.
The merchants can get better
morning paper by supporting also
a live afternoon paper.
There are several people In San
Antonio who need compulsory
Kelley cure.
1t will soon be time for the once
in four year Texas republicans, to
come out from their hiding place.
The fifty thousand dollar bond
scheme seems to have died with
out struggle.
II you want to get the cream OF
all the late news read our special
kilograms on the first page in the
SUNDAY LIGHT.
If San Antonio people will turn
out just one day and attend the
races, the Jockey club meeting will
be a financial success.
Let the business men of San An
tonic extend a practical, business
invitation to the Katy road, to
come into San Antonio.
Manager Walker should be sure
he has something good before he
puts up such a big guarantee
again.
"You can't make a silk purse Of
swine's ear" neither can you
make a good democrat out Of
Bexar county mugwump.
II we get to monkeying with or
changing the specifications, the
people will be called on to vote
more bonds to complete the sewers.
There are few candidates
around the courthouse, who are
trying to straddle the so-called
Big Six split.
The alderman of the Third ward
will please get up and howl about
the horrible condition of the
boulevsrds (?) to West End.
The republicans of Bexar county
furnish the votes, but the mug
wump democrats manage to COB
BILE up the rat ofilces.
When club life becomes dull
with the boys on the east side they
go across the creek" and play the
old game of cork-pulling. 1t costs
'em a dollar throw.
Every liquor dealer in San An
tonic should have an advertisement
in the National Liquor Dealer, the
best paper of it's kind in the United
States.
1t was rainy weather during the
entire time the Irrigation conven-
ton was held. Let's invite them to
meet here again-when there is a
drouth on.
Although the head Of the demo-
cratic party has been back from
| Dakota for some time, the public
have not been informed Of any eff
fort to organize the straight demo-
cracy in Bexar county.
The LIGHT Is told some horrible
tales about the brutal treatment Of
those poor fallen angels on East
street, by persons clothed with a
little official authority. 1t is too
disgusting to put into print.
"The same old numbs-kulp
process of street work continues in
San Antonio. Black dirt Is dump
ed on the streets in dry weather,
and black mud is hauled away in
wet weather.
1t would please the people better
IL the City could arrange with the
Electric Light company to burn
their lamps in the early part of the
night. and do the turning of after
midnight.
NOTICE.
The tax rolls for the year 1896
are now in my hands and all state