San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-10

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that need it. Sometimes
this is in nice basins of tin or pot
terry but more often in an old tin
can. This is done to give the dogs
" alter aud prevent hydrophobia.
[ like it because it is not only a
of evil but humane.
think with Samuel Taylor Cole
ridge, with whom / have the honor
to be connected in blood ties, that -
HE prayetb well who loveth well,
All things both great and small,
For the dear God that loved us
Both made and loved all"
But l noticed that the better
class of vessels were chained up.
This is necessary, for the sneak
thieves in this city are many and
will steal anything that will raise
from a centavo Zone cent? up.
THE SNEAK THIEF.
His name is legion in this city
and he has no equal. Daily visi-
tors, for they are a mark, are COM
planning Of losses. 1 had not been
in the city twenty-four hours be.
fore / was relieved of 45c. Now
don't laugh and ask how / be-
came such a millionaire. The fact
was a painful one to me but 1
have the satisfaction of knowing
that others Jared worse. 1t is q
poor satisfaction, 1t is true, but
loves company.
THE THIEVES MARKET.
Not only is the Mexican sneak
theft typical but he is regarded as
a feature of the city. Every Sun
day morning there is a thieves
in the city, and the mar
ket is only allowed on Sunday.
Why this should be 1 know not.
but here you will see such an
Heterogeneous collection of things
all stolen-that are offered for a
mere trifie. There many 20 in
search Of bargains and can often
find their lost property far cheap
or than they can replace it. 1t is
D queer custom and seems to offer
q premium for theft but 1t Is an
old one and has continued for a
long time.
THE STREET CAR SYSTEM.
The street car service is not bad ;
useful. There is no cleo.
trio car system, as in San Antonio,
all being worked by mules power.
Yellow cars are firstclass and the
fare Is twelve cents. The green
cars are second class and the fare
On them is six cents, that is on
some lines, but the half-fare pre-
walls in the second class, on
the same lines also for the trans
Ter of freight, furniture and other
things Of that character. Then
there are the funeral cars but of
this 1 will tell you more in the
next paragraph.
FUNERALS.
There are no hearses as in San
Antonio. All funerals are drawn
by the street car system. There
are grand hearse-cars for the rich
white or black as the case may
be-and cars for mourners to cor
There is an Omnibus
car" that takes eight collins at
the same time. This Is cheap and
for the poor. II you have the mis-
fortune to have a funeral you or
der a hearse and the funeral cars
required, to be at the nearest
point on the route to your house.
The coffin is borne to the car, fol-
lowed by mourners, you are then
drawn at a rapid rate to one of the
Some funerals Of this
kind are most elaborate, others
Of that kind that Tom Hood des-
cribed -
Rattle his bones, all over the stones
He's only pauper who nobody owns. "
This custom may be all very we'll
and, 1 expect, 1t don't matter how
nor where a body is laid so long
as the soul is all right, but confess
that 1 would prefer the old fash
toned funeral though l want to de-
fer all kinds as long as possible.
RACING BY ELECTRIC LIGHT.
This novel and interesting fea-
ture is seen in few cities but is
often seen here at the Indanilla
Race track in the environs of the
city, and 1 recently saw such races
under directions of the genial
Col. N. G. Pate. The grand stand
and track were illuminated by
many electric lights. This gave
the whole scene a picturesque
effect and at the same time all
was as light as day. There was
3 large crowd present, among 1t