San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
SUNDAY SHORT SNAP.

vertise in the Daily Light.
AS our police don't have much to
do they should be instructed to keep
the sidewalks clear.
The street commissioner has earn
ed the reward for the, reported dis
cOvery of the Crosstown Runway.
Captain Shardein says the doing
away with the patrol wagon has saw
ed the taxpayers about $50 the first
month.
The dirt and gravel dug from the
bottom of the sewer trenches would
make us some fine streets if properly
distributed.
Business without advertising is like
ma chinery without oil; it may run for
while. but the friction will soon
wear st out.
The one hour service of the West
End line is promoter of profanity,
even among some of the most piOusly
inclined inhabitants.
No city in Texas has large square
so centrally located as the Paschal
square, suitable for a fine, cOmmO-
dious market house.
The San Antonio Street Railway
company could afford to donate S.
600 towards building a big market
house on Paschal square.
If swearing did any good the pro-
mOterS of the One-hOur street car Sys-
tenn would have found themselves
pitched clean through sheol.
Eevery man may not know when
he is well off, but there are Il great
many more who never have a chance
to know it.-TeXaS Sandwich.
But Titles wanted here below
By grown-up men or laddies,
Besides bOuntiful supply
OF the dollars of their daddies."
When the city collects the delin-
quent tax list we can fix UP the
streets, build big market house and
have money left to throw at the birds.
Mr.. Grant is very anxious that his
Texas friends shall get plums, but
he is equally anxious that they shall
not be Green Ones.-TeXas Sandwich.
1t is well enough for a publisher to
print what he knows provided he
knows what to print. The truth,
sometimes. is dangerous as well as
precious.
Market Master Page is correct in
thinking the quality of or meat, fish,
and vegetables, will be greatly i'm
proved by the building of large mar
ket house.
What shall we do with the sons of
our eX-presidentS? asks an exchange.
The answer is easy. Send them to
compete with blind man at a shoot
ing match.
Is advertising necessary? OF course
it isn't ; nither is the telegraph, nor
the limited train; but when it comes
to making quick connections they're
mighty convenient
The county commissioners are Sett-.
ing a good example for the city in
making arrangements for its own
water and electric light plant to sup
ply the court house and jail
Some of the papers are pOking fun
at Gladstone because at 81 he tackled
the bike. Older men have done more
silly things, though. Some have mar
The original resolution on the min
utes apprOpriating the 800 for the
mayors contingent fund, requires that
an itemized account be rendered every
month of the disposition of the funds.
The grand juror would be more
merciful in bringing indictments for
violation of the Sixth commandment"
if they would only whisper in each
others year, we old sinners should
stand together"
The street car companies should be
either required to give the people
| good service-every 20 or 80 minutes
at least-Or surrender their fran
chise, and let the people have the
streets for driving.
There are two sides to this school
question:; while IA separate school
| board to take charge of our public
schools will lessen the patronage of
the mayor, it may mix the selection
of this board, by election, deeper in
| local politics.
The fools are not all dead. One
| of them borrowed a newspaper, the
other day, and discovered an adver-
tisement headed: How to make pants
last" He sent fifty cents for in
Structions and in due time received the
following: make the coat and vest
| first" Atflast accounts the simple
ton was trying to recover his money
| by legal process. Press and Printer.
Mrs. Camuel Stamm of Logan