San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-05
SHORT SNAPPERS.


water.
1.-The people are mighty when
aroused
Charles Sauer would make good
county assessor.
Politics and good whisky is best
when taken straight"
"'Tis human to err,-forgive. d.
vine" Grand jurors are human.
Anton Schumacher would make the
race for constable quite interesting.
When it comes TO making success
of picnic Ben. Kiolbassa is a hust-
| Ter
| Pounding out gospel is easier work
than pulling out thistles in the gar
den.
An old whisky bloat can cover up
almost everything but the color of his
| nose.
The Cuney-Allisonites are preparing
their baskets &c Try and catch, AtcE.i1-
ley PIE.
1t takes the wisdom of a Solomon
for a man to be sure who is his
friend.
The barnacle of society is the old
Goldfish aristocrat who is too lazy
to work.
Snappers mutual friend, ''The Cos
slipper" has recovered from his visit
to Austin.
The saving politician in Bexar coun-
ty must carry only small change in
his pockets.
The West End W. Z. c. u. should
heartily join in with the petitioners
for more water.
If a man keeps drunk while candi-
date, in what condition will he be if
elected to office?
Put. your foot on the neck of the
candidate who tries to inject his re-
ligion into politics.
The Republican who is opposed TO
straight county politics was not an
original Mckinley advocate.
Major Harris is expected to arrive
in San Antonio in due time TO inject
a little life in local politics.
If the Republicans of Bexar county
dIt ~ luEulSn the NOlSS blleA SIOull
get Il fair divide of the offices.
The dead beats who never pay their
bills makes the rustling for existence
all the harder for the honest man.
How hungry and Seedy those poor
fellows look who are setting around
waiting for something to turn up
The rampant Allison men are now
n lO,nSt hpaa lyinU tbai,, naaEc tpvino RI
get into the Mckinley band wagon.
The Big Tamale of the San Pedro
can probably tell more about sand
| bank than he can ON the silver ques-
| ton.
It's still one of the modern mystic
ries why our grand juries have never
| investigated the busted Maverick
| bank.
Anonymous scribblers stop bur-
dening our mail box with question
asking What's the politics of the Elk
press?
If Mr.. Lewey is to run for mayor,
his friends should induce him to help
elect Hon. Jack Evans, as district at
| torney.
1t takes lots of gall for fellow who
walked the plank with Quincy to boast
about his victory over the Lily
| Whites.
The National Liquor Dealer will be
f, published as weekly for the next
three months. 1t will stir up the local
pie hunters.
| The commissioners court should
hurry up and adjourn for the summer
so they can look after their fences in
the country.
Anonymous scribblers will please
| stop burdening our mail box with
questions asking whats the politics
of the Expressr'
To be an applicant for office in Bex-
ar county means to make yourself
a mark for all the old buns and beg
| gars in the community.
Henry Umscheid should not forget
that his experience as city collector
has qualified him to make a good col
lector for the state and county.
The boarding house keepers say
they could reduce their charges 1T
least % per cent, and make money!
the dead beats would settle up.
Col. Breckenridge will encourage
the cause of temperance, and also
brotherly love among neighborsl if he
will give West End a little more
| water.
Score one for the city in the way of
retrenchment; the recorders clerk is
now acting as prosecuting attorney,
and draws only one mans pay Now
lets build a market house and cut OFF
three more sinecures.
Chief Tobinl will please Arinkle
Milan square again, and s the.
trees and shrubbery irony
San Antonio, be largest
e9s, and not ece2ts 3