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SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE
Founded January N 1881.
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MSI CmCUUTIM OF MV PIM lISAN ANTONIO
Seeing the Parade
Go By
Hundreds and hundreds of
tnen who work marched to-
gather along the street so that you could see them. It was
the most serious event of this labor holiday.
These workers did not parade for the mere fun of the
thing- There’s no fun in it. There’s no masqueradin* no car
nival Thousands of real workers the men who with head and
hand workiny together make this country one of the greatest
industrial nations in the history of civilization walked to-
gether keeping step over the paved streets of San Antonio.
While it was a parade of organized labor still it stood
for nothing less than all labor. For the fight being made by
organized labor for a fairer division of the product of labor
results in benefits to those outside as well as t|ose inside
the union ranks.
Does it do any good!
Let’s see. Last year a man stood on a Houston street
corner watching the parade go by. He is what we call a
prominent citizen has an ample income can carry plenty
of life insurance and is in no danger of poverty.
He watched the parade with interest. A friend stopped
beside him and asked:
“What are you thinking about!’’
“I am thinking about that parade.” he replied. “I am
wondering whether any of my boys will be marching in just
such a parade in a few years. I’m wondering whether those
marching men are not doing more to make sure my boys will
have a square deal when they grow up than I am. I’m glad
I saw this parade.’’ he said. “It has made me think and
he stood there watching until the last worker had passed by.
He wasn't watching a lot of tramps. He wasn t seeing a
lot of poverty-pinched men. He saw marching by comfort-
ably-dressed American citizens. Some of them owned their
own homes. Some were students and thinkers —but most of
them worked with their hands.
Nor was it a procession of unemployed—though many of
‘hem have been through that grinding trial.
Rather was it a protest and petition—a living marching
demand for justice in the relations of men. Not a de-
mand. mind you that any man give to them anything that
rightfully belongs to him. It isn't that. But a demand that
no man be permitted to take from labor what rightfully be-
longs to labor.
We are not presuming now to speak for the men; who
marched yesterday. We are standing on the curbstone with
that man who got to thinking about his own boys. And we
are trying to help others who will stand on the curbstone
next year to catch something of the meaning of Labor Day—-
the meaning to them and those they love.
What does it mean to vou!
You may be so well placed in the struggle that you don’t
need the strength of a union to hold your place.
* But how about your boy?
What assurance have you that he won’t have to work and
work hard for his living when Death has taken your pro-
tecting arm from about his neck!
If you are helping to forge the chains on men who work
now how do you know that you are not forging those same
chains on your own son!
In standing for a square deal a fair opportunity and jus-
tice for all men are those marching men not building for
the happiness of your progeny in future generations?
Every sane thinking man ought to know that material
w wealth is one of the most uncertain things in this world.
Many a man who thought wealth was happiness piled it up
for his children and left them misery instead. Many a rich
man with a heart full oflove for his boys and girls has
seen them fall fighting for his pile before his death; and
some of them have seen children growing eager for parents
to hurry up and die.'
Wouldn’t all men build more wisely by doing all in their
power to establish justice everywhere on earth!
No man can get more than justice for his children with-
out creating conditions that mean less than justice for other
children. But if he does all he ean to assure justice to all
children he has done more to assure justice to his own chil-
dren than he does when he works to pile up wealth so they
won’t have to work.
Mr. Campbell wiU make a pretty picture as he stands
proudly and majestically in the open coaxing the senatorial
lightning his way. Of course should the lightning fail to
obey there is always the rangers.
Everywhere one reads of railroad activity in Texas. Won-
der if there is any connection between this and the legisla-
ture s determination to sit in the face of public protest. The
signs must say that it is time to choke off bloomin’ prosper-
ity.
And now we may expect a battle royal for the honor of
having really discovered the North Pole. Peary’s word will
never be doubted and it is up to Dr. Cook to make good in
a way that he never dreamed possible. Those critics of Dr.
Cook who have been so busy of late will have a hook upon
which to hang their plaint#. But the fact remains that the
pole has been discovered and doubly so. It will be interest
ing to compare the accounts of the two discoverers regard
ing climatic conditions at latitude 90.
And now that the United States senators from Texas have
received a tentative warding from Thomas M. Campbell of
Palestine—and Austin that the senatorial lightning is hov-
ering over his head it’s time for Messrs. Culberson and Bai-
ley to place early orders for lightning rods to avoid the rash.
TUESDAY
Teaterday was Labor Day.
One of its most interesting
features was the parade.
Ahwelsh and
Etukishook
2’o persons set themselves to the problem.”
The discovery of the pole meant fame and fortune for the
white man who should accomplish it. It meant nothing to the
Eskimo.
Yet this kindly simple people laid aside all their interests
and the whole community threw themselves heart and soul
into the solution of the white stranger’s.problem.
And don’t think that their interests are trivial. Their
life and love and frost-bound world is as big to them as is
ours to us.
The capture of a walrus is as important to Ahwelsh as the
control of the Southern Pacific to Harriman.
Etukishook loves his little fur-clad babe as dearly as you
love your child.
But a stranger came and he seemed on fire with one great
desire. So the people laid aside each his own work and pleas
ure. and bent every energy to the service of the lone white
msn.
Monev! These furthest-north people have no word in their
language to (xpress that idea. They don’t know what money
is.
We think how heroic Cook was when he left his wife and
children to face the deadly perils ef the pole. We honor Mrs.
Cook who bravely his return.
But fame and glory and wealth were to be the prize of
Cook won.
Let us not forget the quality of manhood that spurred
the Eskimo to kiss his wife and his babies goodbye and
leave them ‘o the care of his comrades when he set out as a
volunteer bodyguard to the white stranger.
Cook tells us how. in fours and pairs the natives turned
back to take news of his trip until by the rule of the sur-
vival of the fittest only sturdy Ahwelsh and Etukishook
remained. And those two plunged on alone not to find the
pole; not to earn fame and fortune; not to write their names
on history's page but just to help a fellow man. a stranger
[who had need of them.
When it is all over Cook will be crowned with the praise
of achievement.
Ahwelsh and Etukishook will go back to their snow huts
and resume their battle for life with a frozen world.
Let's not forget them.
Good evening. Have you engaged passage for the North
Pole! Excursions every hour.
Well the truth is out at last. Guv’nor Tom has decided
that he does not want to be governor of grand old Texas
any more. He has had enough or words to that effect. Of
course it's not because he couldn’t be governor as long as
he wanted to. but he is through with it beeause--well just
because. Oh joy.
Now that Canada is to have a navy there's a market for
Texas navy beans.
With the school teacher parents and truant officer after
him for the public school and the pastors’ union after him
for Sunday school the lot of the small boy in San Antonio
promises to be quite strenuous this winter.
The suggestion made at Austin that the factory laws of
Texas will be enforced sounds well but what we need is
more factories to enforce the laws im The legislature is long
on making laws for the guidance control and stultification
of even those things which we have not and short on bring-
ing in the smoke staeks.
As Others View It
.AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
The board of directors of the International Fair associa-
tion of San Antonio. Tex. announce their eleventh annua!
fair for Nov. 6to 17. This announcement is of gratifying
significance. It means that notwithstanding thip important
economic enterprise has received no encouragement from the
state through legislative favor it will proceed to express the
growth and development of Southwest Texas to the profit of
the entire state and to the promotion of better feeling and
extended commercial relations between Mexico and Texas.
A great state fair in North Texas followed by a great
state fair of international suggestion in South Texas is en-
terprise of the sort that will emphasize resources promote in-
dustry and conserve public good.
These institutions are keeping up with the times if not
somewhat ahead of them. Both the Dallas and the San An
tonio state fairs have been pioneers in their vast sections
in the promotion of pure bred cattle and standard bred horses
and the substantial good they have done is beyond the power
of estimate. They are still promoting these great industries
which make up so much of the prosperity of the state. In do-
ing so however neither has overlooked the good that can be
accomplished in the even greater field of agricultural ex-
ploitation and stimulus. Both will devote space prizes and in-
telligent preparation to exhibits of farm orchard and garden
products that will preach the doctrine of diversification and
multiply homes wealth and investment. Manufactured prod-
ucts will also occupy with each such attention as will serve
to advertise their value and increase their number.
There ean be no rivalry except that which is good between
the North Te.xas and the South Texas expositions. The state
is amply big enough for both and. if the two could be united
they could not do as much good for the whole state as they
can and will do working separately but for the same noble
cause of upbuilding the greatest state Of the union.—Fort
Worth Star-Telegram.
WOULD MAKE A HIT.
Mrs. Besant explains that she has eome to this country to
teach the people the use of the third eye. She would be much
more warmly welcomed especially by the women if she
would teach them how to escape the second chin.—Kansas
City Journal.
Pointed Paragraphs
Few men will stand for being sat upon.
The emptier the head the less it takes to fill it.
A minute of real work beats an hour’s talking about it.
You will never be happy if you envy the happiness of
others.
When you do a man a favor do it his way if you wouid
please him.
QUAKER MEDITATIONS.
It frequently happens that the fellow who inherits his
money hasn’t the cents he waa bort with.
Neil—“ She’s an awful gossip. She tells everything she
hears.” Belle —“Oh she tells more than that.”
First Doctor—“Harduppe says he owes his life to vou.”
Second doctor—“ Yes not to mention the amount of mv
bill.”
“Distance lends enchantment to the view.” quoted the
Wise Guy. “Oh you’re away off” murmured the Simple
Mug.
Wigg—“What a queer habit that girl has of knitting
her brows.” Wagg—“Yes. I’ll bet she would rather do
'than than darn her stockings.”—Philadelphia Record.
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE
Dnn’t forget Ahwelsh and I
Etukishook!
Dr. Cook tells how when
he reached the frozen north
the ‘‘northernmost tribe of
SARCASM
(Copyright 1909 by Ameriean-Journal.)
By Landon Carter.
PERHAPS there are few if any in-
lectual weapons known to man
more subtly dangerous and pow
erful than sarcasm and although its
power is questionable it is rarely used
as a just honest means of defense
but more frequently to injure and de-
grade those who have not equal pow
ers ot retaliation for just as intellee
tu-1 attainments are greatest so also
have they proportionate powers to
wound and humiliate.
The universal love of applause is
very apt to make one’s wit into sar
easm and although no trua good humor
ever finds satisfaction in the discom
fiture humiliation or weaknesses of
others still when once mirth and mer-
riment are assured it is a strange but
true fact that excitement “kicks the
ball ’ until sooner or later even char-
ity is frequently sacrificed. Sarcasm
is one of the keenest most cowardly
and poignant forms of cruelty and - s
diametrically opposed to all charity
generosity and good feeling. It is sim
ply bitterness given tongue and dou-
bly dangerous because it invariably
gives birth to sarcasm of which can
only be said that it is unquestionably
a degenerator for it ean never enno
ble. Nor is there any limit to the
depths to which it may not descend
and in which descent is truth frequent-
ly and kindness always sacrificed.
Sarcasm has. perhaps wounded more
hearts wreck more homes and caused
more general unhappiness than any
other habit or characteristic. The char-
acters of people in general should be
sacred to all and if there arc flaws
in their reputations do those entitle
us to make even more damning insin
nations! Is it not more kindly to help
and encourage rather than denounce
the possible probable or even evident
misfortunes which are so frequently
and unjustly classed as faults! Sarcasm
works havoc on the character for it
always meets with its own likeness is
pail in its own coin breeds suspicion
and the conduct of life on-such prin-
ciples becomes a “tug-of-war.” in
which Greek is matched with Gre«k
and the final result is unbelief in sin-
certy and goodness itself.
The Persian poer. Hafiz says:
“Thou learnest no secret until thou
knowest friendship; since to the unlov-
ing no heavenly knowledge enters.”
sentiment must be acknowledg
ed by even the most ungenerous and
yet. how many friends are forever
alienated and embittered by sarcasm!
A wrecked friendship is ever sadder
than death; for death may soften the
heart while insulted faith and betray-
ed confidence must always harden and
Embitter. This world seems to be
fuVl of the genuinely beautiful love
and charity are to be found almost for
the mere asking and why should we
so carelessly color our lives by momen
tarily and unnecesary sarcasm which
। has frequently no more rational foun
[ dation than perhaps temporary indi-
' gostion.
An ancient rabbi has solemnly said:
The penalty of untruth is untruth
and if under the most favorable cir-
cumstances one can invariably com-
mand veracity how very mueh more
helpless is one rendered by even a sar
castic. tendency. Fortunately sarcasm
is not an inborn quality but one which
although easily acquired can also be
overc me. Is it not always better to
gain a friend than punish an enemy!
When did sarcasm ever engender ten-
derness love or even good will! When
w s a bad word ever a good one and
if we may not in truth say “the good
word” we may at least remain silent
We say in the creed “Spare us. good
Lord.” but do we always spare oth-
ers! Wherefore expect more than we
give!
UPPER SIXTEEN.
“What numbah ladyf” asked the
pleasant-looking porter of the woman
who entered his Pullman an hour prior
to train ti ne.
“Upper 16.” answered the mild pas-
senger.
“Upper 16!” The porter's exclama
tion was almost a shriek and his yellow
face screwed itself into wrinkles of
concern.
“I know it’s hard” sighed the wom-
an as with a softening of her heart she
felt that this menial was expressing
for her the indignation she would have
liked to voice herself. “And I never
got an upper before —at the.end too!”
‘ ‘ Did they say that theah was all
they bad!” pursued the porter as
though loath to realize such unworthy
treatment of a lady passenger.
j “The last one.”
‘‘ I don’t believe this ca-ah's all sold
out like that!” he scolded. “You just
have a seat theah lady while I goes
into the office: I kin euah git you some-
thing bettah! ”
With a smile of contentment the pas-
senger dropped into the seat to wait
though she had boarded the train in the
hope of retiring early.
The world was not so bad after all.
There was a goodness in human nature
which exceeded her most optimistic
dreams. For here was this man belong-
ing to a department of service not noted
for its eagerness to coddle patrons tak-
ing such a kindly interest in her com-
fort. V
The porter returned with a lag in
his step and a discouraged shake of his
head.
“Best we kin do lady; got an awful
crowd cornin’ on heah tonight.
“Well it’s too bad; but thank you
just the same for your trouble” beam
ed the recipient of this unusual atten-
tion.
* Ya as'm. it suah is too bad! ” mut
terod the porter as he started for the
linen cupboard. “I Rotn’ to sleep
in uppah 16 myself!”—Puek.
look atjke.
Tn San Antonio people don’t
know the difference between a
Texas ranker and a farmer. Gon-
zales Inquirer.
We have been seeing more rang*rs
than farmem lately.
GROUCHO THE MONK.
Observant Citizen
Josh Wise Says:
“Some boys are born ter be spank-
ed some have spankin’ thrust upon
’em while others wear a board in ther
pants an’ go on their ways rejoicin’.”
» < A BOUT the next pair of shoes
LI you buy will be at a price a
• * half dollar or seventy-five
cents cheaper than you have been in the
habit of paying” said a representative
of a leather house. “The people of
Texas can kick all they want to” he
continued “about the duty having been
removed from hides but it’s going to
meac something to the rank and file of
the people just the same. The effect
will probably not be felt right away.
It will not begin to show up until about
the first of next year but it is coming
sure and during 1910 shoes and most
classes of leather goods will be cheaper
than they have been for several years.
Leather will go down in all likelihood
to abqpt the 1905 margin. Since that
year it has been going gradually but
steadily upward.”
“Have you ever noticed” asked an
observer “how much time and labor
and energy people use up in trying to
keep cool! I mean by that to say that
frequently there is more heat created
in trying to avoid heat than would be
the case if the heat there is were ac-
cepted and allowed to do its worst with-
out assistance.
“For instance I walked through
Houston street yesterday afternoon. The
day was not particularly warm and I
chose the sunny side for walking be-
cause there were comparatively few
people on it. On the other side were
those who were hunting the shade and
trying to keep cool.
“Those people though were tread-
ing on each other’s heels crowding one
another as they sought to advance and
in other ways making themselves thor-
oughly uncomfortable. I was walking
along without being disagreeably af-
fected by the sun’s rays and making a
good deal faster progress than my fel-
lows across the wav.
“And the moral of that is ‘Grin and
bear it.’ ”
SAN ANTONIO 21 YEARS AGO
(From The Light Sept. 7 1888.)
August Niggli left today for New
York.
Francis Smith and daughter have re-
turn from their annual outing.
The Lustig club held an interesting
meeting last night.
The death rate for the city during
August the population estimated at
45500. is listed as 14.75.
O. C. Guessaz and J. B. Gilbert have
returned.
The Polish Young Men’s union elect-
ed officers last night -is follows: Pres-
ident Theo. Weiae; viee president Wil-
liam Dobrowohik!: secretary. Thoa. Wat
rlavlk: treasurer. Theo. Watriavrtk;
steward. Max Daveses.
Texas Talk
WHERE CREDIT 18 DUE.
The idea of a world's fair for
San Antonio in celebration of the
completion of the Panama canal
originated with Editor Bushick of
the Corpus Christi Caller. Colonel
Bushick used to furnish ideas for
San Antonio formerly when he was
one of the guiding'hands on the
morning paper and he cannot get
out of the habit it seems. —Browns-
ville Herald.
The Light and Gazette very proper-
ly gave Colonel Bushiek the credit for
suggesting the fair and will help push
it through
SAN ANTONIO LEADS.
San Antonio is still talking
about the number of people she
has and how she will lead the
bunch when census taking time
comes. A gratifying way to the
v San Antonians would be to induce
Governor Campbell to “hands off”
a Sunday or two and take the cen-'
sits those Sabbath days.—Nacogdo-
ches Sentinel.
Do you mean to imply that our neigh-
bors are not law abiding folks! For
shame.
OCCASIONALLY.
The principal opposition to the
state ranger service used to come
from east Texas where it was oc-
casionally needed to keep the mem-
bers of one prominent family from
wiping out the members of another
equally as prominent. It is all
changed now since the rangers are
ranging among the crap shooters and
tinhorns of a few of the wicked
cities of the south and west. —Bee-
ville Bee.
While a prominent family needed at-
tention only occasionally it would seem
that the tinhorns and erap shooters need
constant attention. When the latter
clkss disappears there will be no further
need for the rangers.
VOTE OFTEN.
We vote for the world's fair at
San Antonio In 1912. There is no
city in America more interesting;
there is none more progressive and <
the climate is superb.—Vai Verde
County Herald.
That makes several votes. Let the
other counties make a noise.
AN appreciation.
San Antonio is to be commended
for the promptness with wbieh her
citizens answered the call for aid
from Monterey. Big hearted peo
pie are those ef San Antonia.—
Loekhart Poet.
Sometimes we are slow and some-
timee fort. but we always get there.
SEPTEMBER 7190 ft.
Little Stories
THE GENEROUS ICEMAN.
THIS is a good hot-day story —and
it is not a fable —of how an ice-
man “got his” when it wasn’S
coming to him and how the iee
pany was “stung” when for once iW
did not deserve it. The story was told
in the city sealer's office today.
A certain business man who is aS
home much of the time ingratiated him-
self with the iceman through present*
of cigars kind words and occasional
cold bottles with the result that big
icebox always received generous meas-
ure. A few days ago a mysterioufi
stranger with brusque official man-
ners appeared suddenly just as the ic*.
wagon arrived in front of the house.
“How much iee is he bringing youf*
demanded the stranger.
“Ah. ha! A spotter for the ice com-
pany!” thought the business man “J*
must not get my friend into trouble.”
‘He bringe me 100 pounds
day” he declared aloud.
The truth was that the man paid foe
50 pounds every day and the friendljt#
ieeman generously gave him something"
like 75 pounds. In trundled the per-
spiring iceman with the dripping
ehunk.
“Here’s where I make my friend
strong with the boas for saving iee fo*
the company” thought the business
1 man as the stranger took the cake and
started to weigh it.
“Eighty-five pounds; fifteen pounds;
short weight’-he declared. “You’rw'
being eheated and we’ll have this man
arrested. I'm from the city sealer’s
office.”
On the representation of John Kjel*
lander eity sealer that the man hag
been caught giving short weight hs
was fined and forced to pay the costs.
Then appeared “goat No. 2” in the
form of the company which
considered short weight so much a mat-
ter of course that it paid the fine and
didn’t even reprimand the man for his
supposed economy in its favor. —Chica-
go News.
AN INJURY TO SALOONS.
“Nickel theaters have done more t»
injure the saloon business in Chicago
than any other factor ever did” says
Edward F. Kelling chief inspector off
amusement place* in Chicago. “I aup>
pose it is the same in every other city.
No one realizes this better than do ths
saloonkeepers and they are almost in-
variably opposed to the locating of s
niekel theater in the neighborhood. Is
some instances a single 5 cent theater
is said to have cat the business of sev*
era! nearby saloons practically in halt
The work ef these theaters for temper-
ance seems to me more effective than
organizations orators or crusaders. The
theater forms a counter attraction to
the saloon. The man who after his
day’s work and supper would wander
to the neighborhood saloon and pass s
few hours with more or less disa»
trous results with the congenial friends
he might meet there now takee tbs
family tn the nickel theater.”—
York Tribune.
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