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commodation of guests. On the river front, broad galleries run along the
whole length of the building—a delightful, cool, shady place for an even-
ing collation. Located on a fashionable promenade and near the centre of
the retail trade, Mr. Scholz's establishments are convenient, not only to
the denizens of the city, but to strangers temporarily sojourning here.
Mr. Scholz is a genial, courteous and affable host. He is au fait in his
knowledge of the world and in his business, and this, combined with his
intelligence and bon hommie, constitutes him a model host. Mr. Scholz
established himself in business in 1871, and he has since enjoyed a large,
prosperous and continually increasing patronage and reputation. Scholz's
can be cordially recommended to the traveling public. He is too favorably
known to the citizens of San Antonio to need commendation.

MACHINE SHOP OF JACOB SCHUEHLE—Manufactory of Patent Econ-
omy Ice and Refrigerating Machines, Machinery of every description
repaired and put up. Repairing of Steam Boilers and Engines a
specialty, and satisfaction guaranteed. Will contract for Ice and
Refrigerating Machines. Manufacturer of Iron Fences and Railings.
All work promptly attended to ; No. 19 Avenue C, cor. Houston.
Mechanics is the science which treats of forces and their application.
The tendency of force acting upon matter is to produce motion. The prac-

tical application of the laws of matter and motion to the construction of
machinery is termed Applied Mechanics. The one who constructs and fits
together the parts of machinery so as to make the combination practically
useful, is the machinist. He must, to be thorough and deserve the appel-
lation of scientific or skilled, be conversant with the philosophical princi-