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SA.i A.MIG If AHD GAZETTE
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LARGEST CIRCULATION CF MY PAPER IN SAN ANTONIO
That Vote
on Lumber
that when a tax is taken
oft at one place it must be added to another, thus contend
ing for an all-embracing high tariff. Mr. Aldrich, who is
the god of high protectionists, states that the higher the
tariff the less the revenue, which does not at all comport io
that instance to the republican policies as viewed by com
parison with Mr. Bailey’s supposedly democratic doctrines.
none of his speeches has the junior senator told his
constituents why he cast his vote against the lower rate
in favor of the higher when the lumber schedule was under
consideration. When the Dingley bill was passed the rate
was made $2 per thousand and when the Payne bill was
framed in the house placed the rate at $l, but the senate
raised the rate to $1.50. Certain republicans opposed it,
but Mr. Bailey voted for the high rate with the protection
ists. In discussing this question the Waco Times-Herald
says that this places Mr. Bailey in the ranks of the stand
patters, adding:
“When Mr. Bailey contends for equality in taxation, we
agree with him. But when Mr. Bailey says that ‘free lum
ber’ would not affect prices here in Texas, we think him
absurd.
“A special lumber train of thirty-five ears went from
Texas to Kansas City last week. Is it not plain that a less
ening of the demand at Kansas City for Texas lumber would
have a tendency to ‘bear’ the price here at home?
“Again, Mr. Bailey is strikingly weak when he says
that to remit the $2,000,000 now received on lumber would
require the levying of an additional tax on other articles.
This is a half truth only. The way to get more revenue, as
matters now stand, is to lower the rate, and a lowering of
the rate is what we are clamoring for. seeing that the trusts
collect seven dollars for every one dollar that goes into the
people’s treasury.
“We do not favor duty free lumber, all articles should
pav. But unquestionably duty free lumber would benefit
the people as a whole, including our Texas people, aud to
argue otherwise is to challenge the people's intelligence.’’
Judge Shook is doing mneh to make the provisions of the
Baskin-McGregor liquor law respected and possibly after a
while, say, in years to come, we will not be governed by
rangers.
While we are talking about publicity and advertising for
San Antonio, let us not forget that this old town is getting
some pretty nice recognitions in northern and middle west
papers as the home of the real article in the baseball line.
All the San Antonio recruits are adding new laurels to the
fame of San Antonio and giving the city a reputation for
making good along a new line.
“Upheavals of Nature is Joy for President,” says a local
contemporary. Knew that Taft liked golf, but never sus
pected that he was strong for volcanoes and earthquakes and
tidal waves. And it’s bad grammar at that.
Not only has Peary been accused of taking Dr. Cook’s
tanned candles and preserved petrol butter, but now be
may be charged with swiping Cook's stuff about traveling
25 miles a day.
It was real naughty of the explorers to crowd the aviators
off the first page.
Somebody has discovered Halley’s comet. Now let Halley
come forward and claim it.
Poor Hobson. Will that kissing episode never die? One
false step, etc., etc., as that standard work. “Early Piety.”
savs. But when you come to think of it one can hardly
blame him for turning down the El Paso girls. Now, if he
had been in San Antonio the story might be different, and
there would have been no censure attached.
Women's Righ’s in
Unde Simdfm
is mighty interesting to consider how far toward equality
with man woman has got in our own country. Here are some
facts which may be news to the average reader.
Ih 23 states there are no inequalities as to property rights
save as to a few inconsequential particulars. These states
are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Con
necticut. Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
lowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma. Colorado, Utah. Wyom
ing. Oregon and Washington.
In four states—ldaho, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado—
women vote on equal terms with men.
In Colorado women have all legal rights with men, hold
ing any political office, practically running the whole school
system and drawing equal pay with men.
Louisiana is Colorado s opposite, the laws regarding wom
an merely as a working, breeding domestic animal. The
Louisiana girl’s property, even clothing and earnings, arc ab
solutely controlled by the husband when she marries, and
npon his death she retains her children only by consent of
his family, if she remarries.
Black Louisiana and White Colorado, so far as treatment
of women is concerned. Still, it remains to be explained why
the state most corrupt politically, and which lias dealt most
savagely and mercilessly with organized labor of all states in
the union, is that same White Colorado.
SATURDAY,
Senator Bailey and Nelson
W. Aldrich disagree on one
point, at least. Mr. Bailey
iu his latest speech declares
While we are reading
about riots led by women
and the jailing of titled
women in London for ad
vocating women’s rights, it
Free hid s Don’t
Cheapen Shoes
■■■ — monwealth Shoe and Leathe
company, tells why shoes are to be higher rather than lowc
in price, notwithstanding the repeal of the duty on hides
The causes of the probable rise are thus set forth:
The demand for shoes increases more rapidly than th
supply of leather. The shortage of leather results from :
reduced consumption of meat, since the smaller the num
her of animals that are slaughtered for food the fewe
will be the hides available for conversion into leather. Say
Mr. Jones:
| ••It is a matter of common knowledge, confirmed by daii
i market reports in most of the trade papers, and which ai
easily accessible to all, that hides of all classes, and cal!
! skins, have been steadily advancing for the past year and :
' half. This increase iu price has had no relation to the tarii
as calf-skins, which have never paid any duty, have ad
vanned equally wth the heavy hides, on which there wa
a tax of 15 per cent.”
Mr. Jones says Hist when the new tariff was under discus
Bion he and his associates were careful not to predie'
cheaper shoes as a result of free hides, because they knev
that “the scarcity of leather, in proportion to the need*
of the people the world over, bad for several years bee’
|an established fact.” and “the supply of hides and th<
I demand for leather together make the price iu all mar
| keto.”
j Mr. Jones says that existing conditions mean an increased
i cost at the factory on men’s heavy upper-leather shoes o*
from 12 to 16 cents a pair, and on men’s calfskin shoes o‘
fully the same amount. He advises manufacturers not tr
“skin” goods in order to sell at the old prices, but to face
the situation, maintain the quality, and mark np prices tc
; correspond with the higher cost of leather.
The result was anticipated by those who gave serious and
i sane thought to the subject, but they could not prevai'
! against, a clamor that was raised mainly by an element that
! wanted to strike a blow at the protective system. The sys
* tem was not very badly hurt, but the free-hide cure for
i high prices is shown up as an “iridescent dream.”
Of course when the rain falls it falls here whether it fall*
elsewhere or not. Shakespeare tells us that the rain falls
alike upon the just and unjust, but one would gather from
experiences iu Texas that the just have the first call.
San Antonio soldiers will just about dominate that El
Paso blowout.
Up to date 36 governors, 76 United States senators, 150
I congressmen and 10 foreign ministers have accepted invita
I tions to accompany President Taft on his trip down the Mis
! sissippi. Some senators and congressmen not yet hear 1
i from are expected to go along. If needs of the Mississippi
■ seem sufficiently pressing, they can have a special session
. of congress on board ship, and at that Mr. Campbell of Texas
I said nay.
As Others View If
WHAT OTHERS THINK.
The rat was born an outlaw and an enemy of the human
race.—New York Tribune.
That man is prosperous who spends less than he earns,
and who, therefore, saves something, however little it may
he. He is not prosperous who spends more than he earns.—
Brooklyn Times.
People go about the country on business just as if a “rev
rJut’on in Mexico” d’d not exist in the columns of foreign
journals.—Mexican Herald.
President Taft does not feel that the financial outlook
is so nnpromisng as to cull for haste in the recasting oi the
currency system of the nation. Th's policy of going slow
is thoroughly commendable. —Baltimore American.
His (Dr. Cook's) would never be the blunt and concise
report of one disciplined in the army or the navy. His re
port is to the people and he knows the manner in which
they want it. A round, well-garnished tale, with lights and
shadows and n constant appreciation of the dramatic, is to bo
the result. —Washington Post.
<» ■
As a historical incident that will be connected np with
that presidential hurdsba' ins at El Paso next October, how
does this piece of information read:
“ Fo" just one hour Ramon Corral will be the president
of the United States of Mexico on Oct. 16. 1900. For just one
hour Porfirio Diaz will be robbed of that power, and whether
Corral succeeds Diaz a few years hence or not, he will at
least go down in history as one of the presidents of that re
public.
“For just one hour, on Oet. 15, n"xt. President Diaz will
cross the Rio Grande and be on United Stales soil to meet
President Taft. Under the constitution of Mexico the vice
president shall assume the office of president when the chief
executive leaves the boundaries of that republic.
“Whether Vice President Corral will be in the City of
Mexico during that hour or whether he will really assume
the office of president during that short time, he has not
announced, but he will be the chief executive for that hour
just the same.” —Laredo Times.
The president ought to be the first American to greet the
greatest American when he returns from that, polar expedi
tion.—Florida Times-Union.
A friend is one who applies the brakes when ho sees yon
ing down hill too rapidly, but he is not always appreciate’.
Galveston Tribune.
Pointed Paragraphs
Isn’t it suite to live in.a flat?
A pessimist is a man who would chew a pill.
A pretty girl in a hammock is out for the rocks.
If a man has sufficient check his face is Ids fortune.
Even the fellow with a pull should have a little push about
Even when they are perfectly fresh some fish are smelt.
It's the bone of contention that causes a man to lead a
dog’s life.
The butcher who sells spring lamb shouldn’t look so sheep
ish about it.
The psychological moment is about the most, elusive thing
in the world.
When a fellow thinks his best girl is a treasure he natur
ally feels like a treasurer.
The people who tel) you life isn't worth living are general
ly the first to yell for help when they get in a tight placo.
Nell—“ Mrs. Heupeckkc says her husband is undecided
where to go this summer.” Bolle—.“She can't make up his
mind, eh ?”
‘Man wants but little here below,” quoted the Wise Guy.
“That is, he wants but little below the average,” added
the Simple Mug.—Philadelphia Record.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
Before a man asks a girl to marry him she asks him to
' ask her.
Every woman gives the idea that her social obligations
i run her to death.
i There are precious few of us who wouldn’t rather do a
I little th ! rg and Wp praised for it than a big thing and not
Jbe. —New York Press.
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE
Iu a statement which fills
nearly two columns of tho
Boston Globe, Mr. Charle
Jones, president of the Com
WNSI DO YOU IM
ABOUT VJUR POO;?
By John A. Jayne.
rHE ANSWER you give to this ques
tion will determine your position
in society and all your relation
uips in life. Some men think too mean
of themselves.
They have made one, two, three or
our attempts to do this thing, that
hing or tho other thing and have
ailed. Consequently -they have lost
ueir courage and regard themselves as
failure. They think like Richard HI.;
liev have come into the world “half
.Hide up.” Because they have not
ound the real thing in life for which
aey arc adapted they have ceased seeli
ng their true place and arc mere tiot
am and jetsam on the ocean of life.
To these there must come a strong
alization of the truth. He who thinks
onuly of himself will treat himse.l
eanly and be treated meanly by oth
No man is mean, low and ignoble only .
. ho believes liimse.i to be such. When '
i man reaches the conclusion after de- ■
inite and deliberate thought relative Io
he matter that he is a failure, he is
aire to be a failure Some men think
oo highly of themselves.
They are conceited pups who believe ।
hat the world does not appreciate their,
till worth. They arc forever being
nocked by others because they are i
mockers themselves. He who knock ;
lust expect to be knocked. ’ When a j
nan overestimates himself, has that ,
•vaulting ambition that overleaps it
self aud falls by on the other side,”;
te is apt to lay the blame for bis fail- !
ire not in himself, where it belongs,
mt on people of the world, who have
discovered that he is unable to make I
rood his pretensions. These are the pen 1
pie who continually cry about lack of;
recognition, their inability to have a
pull and talk about others who are :
succeeding in being tho petted favorites:
>f powerful men who are able to boost
their parasites.
Some men misunderstand themselves.:
I hey live or think they live in the midst I
of ideal conditions. The real, when it I
does impinge upon them, irritates them. ;
onsequently they ate sour, morose, mis- 1
anthropic and look at. the world through '
crossed eyes and at life through blue i
glasses. Never having recognized that
this is a real world; that the people I
they meet have red blood in their veins; ■
that the motto of the world is “Every;
man for himself, the devil take the:
hindermost,” the live “Between the!
devil and the deep, blue sea,” in eon I
stant trouble of heart, trial of life and
tribulation of mind.
Some men measure themselves by the j
side of other men with whom they come’
in contact. They are like the frog ofl
which Aesop tells in bis remarkable'
fable. This particular frog was (old by
his little froggio that he had seen an I
ox. An ox of tremendous proportions,
gigantic in size and magnificent in pro
portions. Then the frog began blowing
itself up seeking to make itself as big’
as the ox, with the result that presently;
it burst into a thousand pieces. These ;
men need to recognize (hat every man
has the right, and privilege of making
his own measurements. That he is like
no one else in the world. That lie lias
his own powers, capacities and his own I
work to do. That no one eau do his
work for bint. That to himself and to :
himself alone he stands or falls.
Some men think of themselves as nor-;
mal men.
They know that every man has his:
limitations. That no man can life him-1
self by his boot straps. That, he did i
not set his own limitations. That they i
were set for him before he had exist- !
enco visible to the world. He knows I
that his strengths arc the strengths of'
normal men. He rules himself, there i
fore, according to his limitations and*
does not seek to be more than nature'
intended him to be.
Those are the men who are always
right shipped. They never get into the!
wrong house on the right street. They '
are never called pegs in round holes.
Knowing themselves, they do their work '
to the best of their ability and are con- :
tent with the rewards that life gives to j
honest, faithful workers everywhere.;
Developing themselves along every line j
to the full limit of their measurements,’
they go through life, wanted by cm- I
plovers aud every-day people every-1
whore.
How do you think relative to your-[
il it . 1 Thinking meanly of yourself you j
will be menu and be treated meanly.
Thinking of yourself too highly, you '
will fail of appreciation and find life a;
miserable faillire, fake and folly.
Thinking of yourself without being l
able to interpret yourself, you will find ;
that the world will not understand you I
and life will be n rank dismay, a ter '
rible darkness ami a horrible despair.
Thinking of yourself normally, man
fully doing your work normally, man
fully, yon will find life breaking with
the passage of the years, into the sweet (
Mt o; melody and the most charming i
ot sweet songs.
Learn to think rightly to yourself,'
knowing that as a man thinketh in h>s
'mavi so is he, that as he thinks so will
his life be.
WIVES FORBID HUSBANDS TO RUN
New Haven women won’t ever qual
ify ; n the suffragette class on the basis
of their enthusiasm for polities shown
in the New Haven mayoralty nomina
tion. The republican party chieftains
began easting about for the strongest
candidate and settled upon former Gov.
Rollin Woodruff. The governor seemed
pleased, but went, home and talked it
over with Mrs. Woodruff, and next day
informed the machine men that he
could not possibly stand.
The big men of the party next turned
to Eli Whitney, grandson of the inven
tor of the cotton gin. and a member
of the Yale corporation. He liked the
idea of running, but when he spoke
to the home folks about, it he scut word
back that Mrs. Whitney had vetoed the
scheme. The machine leaders next vis
ited Judge McClellan Mathewson of the
eitv court, aud tagged him. He was
delighted, and hurried home, only to be
told that there would not be peace in
the family if he accepted.
He has declined to serve and the re
publicans are now on the track of □
bachelor.—New Haven (Conn.) dispatch
,to New York Press. i
Observant Citizen
Josh V7.se Says:
“Ef a thick sk'n made a rhinoceros,
congress would lock like a jungle
scene.”
'"T"'liE annual cricket flood is on. Had
I it been raining them for the last.
A few days, streets, sidewalks and
everything that stands or moves con’d
hard’s have been more covered and
drenched with tho showers of crickets
that have eoine from no one knows
where.
They are tn be found in pockets, they
litter the .-.idewalks mil each vehicle
that moves upon the streets eni.-bes out
the lives of scores at each revolution
of its wheels. Ladies pick tbcin from
their hair an,] gaiden frequenters fisii
them from their beer.
The,criel-.-t maintains alike his per
son ilHy and his mystery. His mivent
each year -it tlic fall season tells of
garrered fields, but answers not the
question, wliiiiier eomest thou.’ nor tells
to whence i,e returns after a certain
season is done. The first cool, drifting
winds after the heat of summer bring
him. (he first touch of frost finds him
gone. Uis droning voice tells now, as
ages ago, for a little while, before he
ag iin is :<.ne, th" same story of droop
ing vcg.tntion, yellowing leaves anil a
sere ntnl lying year. Within his nook
he rasps out bis soul of song and
Jamci; f.*r „ brief space, then, his mes
sage (inidied, is gone.
(li '. i The Light. Sept. 25, 18SS.)
(liordn has a line supply of Texas
wine e a'.ufuetnred by himself out of
the n.-i.>vi grape.
" lloetiing Sr. has announced
as a । amlidate for re-ejection to the
off. " ot county commissioner from Pre
cii ‘ No. 3.
I’ 's reported that Jack Fallon will
be nppointed trainmaster of the Hous
-1 cis-on of the Southern Pacific on
i he tn si of October.
John T. Dickinson of the
l' "i association has returned to the
city.
Hie San Antonio and Belknap rifles
aii arranging to repeat their m'nstrcl
sla w at the opera house at Austin.
fl’" San Antonio Sehuetzen Vcrcin
has elected the following strong team
I" t li e part in tho prize shoot October
13 : id 14; Rest team, 250 yards, A-
s, E. Dosch, H. Faust, Dr. A.
’< ’J. Ed Steves Jr.; off-hund team,
1 ’ cards, Ernest Steves, A. Guenther,
I’’ \. Herff, Ed Steves Jr. and J. Leg-
’■Which do you like bes’,” said Me
’■ tiering Mike, “de city or do eoun
irv.'" “Well,” answered Plodding
I’ete, “de closeness to gedder of de
h< :<es iu town makes it convenient.
Hut 1 likes de country because Jere’s
iist about walkin’ enough to give you
appetite between hand-outs.”—
Washington Star. -t „ . ;
Mr. Jack.
Texas Talk
Don’t throw any bricks on those
three big days in October. You
could hardly miss a president, a
cabinet officer, a governor, a con
gressman, a big newspaper man or
some other notable. They ’ll be
thick as hops. —Corpus Christi
Caller.
It’s not according to Hoyle ou Ho
i ’ pitality to throw- bricks anyhow, i
, don’t be alarmed about the notable
Besides, we need all our bricks ft
building purposes.
A CHANCE.
San Antonie has passed an or
ipnance prohibiting the use of
shingles on roofs and the rising
generation is agitating for an ex
tension of the prohibition to wood
sheds. —Mexico Record.
Here's an opportunity for some ri
ing politician to capture the juvcnil
, vote. The boy of today is the man c
tomorrow.
CHANGED LOCATION.
The political situation in Mon
' teriv Tias simmered down until
there is nothing to it but the revo
lution that did not come of.»-Mon
terey News.
It came off in E! Pnso instead c
Monterey, whore they make bombs ot
1 pepper boxes and revolutions out t
i bull lights.
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POLITICS AND WEATHER.
Although this is one of those
blessed “off years” in polices in
Texas, yet the politicians seem de
termined to keep the waters muddy.
Why not call off the spell Hinders
for u while and let Texas have a
chance to enjoy to the full the in-
1 dolent pleasure of the sweet In-
I dian summer, which is already be
ginning to east its hazy glamour
over the wde plains of south
Texas.’—Brownsville Herald.
The poet of the Rio Grande is still
working in Brownsville But why dis- 1
: turb our enjoyment of the weather.by
| mentioning podtics.
AMBITIOUS.
Freddy—Papa, may I study elocu
tion?
Proud Father—lndeed you may, my
son. You desire to become a great ora
| tor, do you?
I•'reddy—Yes, that‘s it.
Proud Father—And some day make
I the whole world ring with your elo
’ quenee.
i Freddy—l shouldn't care for that. I
want to be an after-dinner speaker.
Proud Father—Ah, you arc ambi
। tious for social distinction, are you?
Freddy—No. I want the dinner. —
| Chicago
The poet of the Rio Grande is s
SEPTEMBER 25, 1909.
Little Stories
TAFT A JOKER.
At the headquarters of the Ohio dele
gation to the national convention of the
American Bankers’ association the at
tendants are showing with glee today a
register which, they argue, proves Pres
ident Taft to be a joker.
The chief executive of the United
States slipped quietly to the headquar
ters which are in room 1176 at the
i Annex just before going to Orchestra
I hall last night. He was accompanied
only by a secret service man, and he
found two attendants decorating the
little room. The president explained
that he couldn’t go away without call
ing at tho headquarters of the crowd
from his home state, and just as he was
leaving he was urged to register in the
book kept to preserve a record of the
bankers attending the convention from
Ohio. lie did.
The book contains five spaces. The
’ first is for the number showing the or
; der in which the names have been reg
, istered and there he wrote down “145,”
the name above his bearing the number
144. The next space was for his name
and there he wrote in a large. pla : n
hand. “William H. Taft,” running all
the letters together, vet writing them
distinctly. The third space was in
tended for the name of the bank which
the person registering represented and
in that snaee President Taft wrote the
words “Pres. New Central Bank, possi-
Ibly.” The fourth space was for the
place from which be hailed and there
he put down “Afterward. Cincinnati.”
| In the fifth space, headed “Stenp'ng
। at.” the president wrote “All along the
| Shore.” •
! Thon he laughed at the attendant
! blotted the ink from the page and hur
j ried away.—Chicago News.
ONLY WAY HE COULD GET EVEN.
Frank Bertram, a well known actor,
tells the following story:
“J was playing at Leicester during
the fair week, and in the Market place
there were several merry go-rounds.
“I noticed one melancholy individ
ual. who. despite the fact that he was
apparently suffering greatly, penrsted
in riding on one of the merry-go
rounds.
“Eventually I spoke to him and ask
ed if he liked it.
“The man renlied. ‘No, I don’t like
it a bit; the blessed thing makes me
ill.’
“I then asked him why he persisted
in riding, and his reply was. ‘I can’t
h»lp it. The man who owns this ronnd
about owes me money, and the only
way I eau get even is by taking it out
in rides.”—London Telegraph.
THE ANSWER.
We started under our glass dust mask.
“How the dickens can you afford,”
we cried, “to sell 60horsepower limou
sines for $lOO apiece? It—”
Catching sight, however, of the enor
mous repair shop connected with ths
factor--, wc became abruptly silent.-**
(-New York