San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
SUNDAY SHORT SNAPS


SUNDAY SHORT SNAPS
The electric lights flicker mostly in
the suburbs.
There is too much politics mixed up
in the state millish.
If you want the news while it is
fresh subscribe for the Daily Light.
The will of the people is the highest
law, that puts to fight all TECHNICAL
ties.
Those military white pants are max
ing ''bloated aristocrats" of the laun-
dry proprietors.
The Express Gossiper is putting a
little life into the old lady's usually
dry local columns.
Col. Micklejohn will make the dust
fly higher when he gets that new
sweeper in operation.
A newspaper can hit a lawbreaker
in Houston and cause his partner to
squeal in San Antonio.
The Santone real estate agents are
all growing cross-eyed looking for that
boom talked of in the Daily, Express.
President Weiss should also build an
observatory for near sighted aldermen
son the top of that 1OO-foot smoke
stack.
The state could no doubt save much
money in prosecuting its criminals by
engaging some cheap lawyers for the
defense.
The present support given our base
ball players does not offer much en-
couragement for any league games
next year.
One effect of the late Interstate drill
has been to boom the price in water
melons. The market has been stiff
ever since.
If the president only knew what a
Ddu rep VI tic nave
"at home" he would cut off their pie
very short.
Baseball players must eat regular to
play good ball, but the attendance Of
late will provide for them very slim
bill of fare.
District Attorney Levy at the next
term of court will have his hands full
OF business in which there is not much
personal profit.
The people who talk most about
wanting another morning paper
wouldn't put up enough money to run
country weekly.
With the close of the baseball season
then comes the soubrette's excursion,
when we will be charged a big dollar
to see 15-cent show.
With some good missionary work by
the states evangelist, Mr.. Levy, Hotel
Campbell expects large list of extra
boarders this fall and winter.
The speedy completion and delivery
of our sewer system will greatly please
our municipal fishermen who are "just
dying" to see those tarpon dance.
Herman Kampmann entertained Col.
Hoefiing and the grand lodge officers
with fine cold lunch, but he could
not tempt them with wine frappee.
on1 10 nd Sho,,IJ
take a hand in the new railroad
schemes and not expect the little retail
merchants to put up all the cash dona-
lions.
discovered that petitions and big en-
dorsements are not worth much unless
you have pull with the powers on the
inside.
A new company is being talked of to
build a belt street car line for West
End. The men behind it have the
money if they can only make up their
mind to go to work.
A lady passenger on the San Pedro
line applied for a transfer ticket to
West End yesterday, when the con-
ductor told her she would make better
time to get off and walk.
You cannot judge the quality of
newspaper by it's blanket size and
quantity Of paper consumed. You can
get a larger piece of corn cake for
nickel than you can of pound cake.
A prominent citizen said to Light
man few days ago that the city had
no power under the charter to build
market house. Well the Light win bet
all it's small change that whenever