San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-23


Austin Texas and Saltillo. He
is chief surgeon for the Mexican
National railroad. He is jolly
good fellow and stands we'll in
the community. DIR. j. NJ. Cain
tells me that he has abandoned
the idea OF going into the dentistry
business alone and has therefore
made co-partnership with DR..
Cameron who has handsome
quarters on San Francisco street.
DR.. Cameron is popular and es-
teemed highly and in making this
change DIR. Cain has acted wisely.
l predict for the new firm good sue
cess for they are talented and PEG.
pie use the dentist more and pay
more literally than in San An
tonic.
NEWSPAPER CHANGES.
There has been some change
in the English newspapers Of this
city. AS far as the Two Republics
is concerned Mr.. J. Mastalla Clarke
editor and manager will still con-
troll the paper but not on the &C.
tive way that he has hitherto
done. Mr.. w. w. Blake will be
managing editor as we'll as bust.
ness manager having for his as
sistant Mr.. Ernest Taylor, and
w. w. L.. Vail will be night editor
and Messrs Fred Navarro and
Henry Ryder-Taylor, will hold
down the local desk. The Two Re-
publics maintains its old time pres
tige Notwithstanding the advent OF
aformidable rival. Mr.. F. E. Young
has retired from the Mexican
Herald, of which he was business
manager and is succeeded by
Parker HI. Sercombe formerly Of
the Lerado (Texas) Times, but more
recently Of the Laredo (Texas)
News.
BADLY SPLIT.
There was strong knights of
Pythias lodge here and one that
was excellent and useful butt am
sorry to report that it is practical
ly played out. This is due not to
the principles of the order for
they are noble and good but the
selfish, cantankerOuS spirit Of GER
tain members who would rule or
ruin. They cannot rule but alas
enough strength to ruin.
THEY PROSPER.
Tboro 20 npa ,,aoulio ritx bara
that l have seen nowhere else.
1t is this / have heard no COM
plant of bad trade. Every mer-
chant goes right along and makes
his pile. 1t is true that he don't
get it on a single order but he gets
1t all the same in the multiplicity
of business. A nimble cent is
far better than a slow dollar.
THE ALMIGHTY CENT.
No one realizes the power of a
cent in Mexico, especially an
American of the South who has
used "the nickle" as the smallest
coin. Here l can get big drink
of mescal or pulque for one cent
a cigar for a cent, eight cigarettes
for a cent. Nor is this all you can
buy meat, vegetables, fruit and q
thousand and one articles Of daily
necessity and all for solitary
Mexican cent which is about
equal to half cent in American
money. To give you an instance
of economy a Mexican will get
his % or so cents a day wages,
get his belly-full, pay his way and
even get drunk on pulque or mes
cal and what is remarkable save
money. You can't do that in
Texas.
THE CARGADOR.
And yet these fellows that they
call cargadors that is men who
carry freight of all kind, living
on this economic diet, will carry
from 200 to 400 pounds weight and
even run with it as they do on the
Mexican street providing that they
can get the burden of weight on
their head srshoulders. In fact they
carry weights that no American
people would do and it seems that
they can carry all they eau pack
on their back. What you would
ordinarily get an express wagon
for in San Antonio cargsdor will
carry easily on his back. 1t is
strange but it is true-a matter of
every day exemplification in the
CITY, Fl. R-T.
DR.. Knapp Goes to IskanderoOn.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 23.-The