The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-23
CITY CHIPS.
THE HERALD'S NEWS BASKET
FILLED with Interesting Reading -sun-
days Happenings 90 Gi"aninIs by
our Corps OF News Gatherers
-i,cportoriai H.,.'i"s.

-Ncport0riai RrNt'tcs.
Yesterday being the day when the
philosophic reporter was expected to
make his pcripatctic rounds, the mem
Der of the HERALD stan, referred to.
started oil In the discharge of his pious
purpose. Resolving himself into the
obscryant spy he visited churches, ho-
tells, chattcd by the way-sidc and lounged
In the shade, but, beyond the melan-
choly suicide, the details of which were
being collatcd by his associate, the
search for items of Interest was rather
unpromising. 4 CLEAN of hope ut last
shot athwart his sinking disappointment,
and as he heard the strains OF music, he
resolved 10 lounge In the well-iillcd gar
dcns of Mayors hall.
Seating himself short distance apart
from IN animated group he soon learned
that hotel life in Europe, as compared
with America, vas the theme upon
which the, leading spokesman
of service at table hy the wait
crs. He was evidently partial TO the
European system, and whilst rccog-
nizing the annoyance of the tribute cN-
acted and expected by servants, gave II
the preference over our more insidious
the old countries" said he, "a man takes
his seat, gives his order, is sure of
having IL filled promptly and
accurately, If he does expect
Ia pay the waiter small sum. But
there the service Is rendered by skilled
attendants and you are never disap-
pointed. In this country, on the con
trary the traveller has tn stand aside for
those who have made private arrange
mcnts with the walters, who in turn are
compelled To have their contract with
the steward or cook. II you happen to
strike new waiter or one who is not sin
cahoot" with steward and cook, or If YOU
fail to go through the vulgar play of cX-
hibiting your pockct-book and exciting
his hin nenpiditSg yo"r win, s%n amy o%S
make you the waiter until he has sup
piled some more favored guest. And
when he does serve you the delayed
appetite will have to be satisfied with
what YOU did not order and not enough
of that This provoking Inconvenience,
though" continued the speaker, sis
bringing about its own cure, and ! find
that in our cities many visitors are
adopting the plan of procuring rooms
and getting their meals ut restaurants
when and where they please. In some
cities numbers OF blocks are
being erected for the pur-
pose alone of ailording rooms
To transient visitors notably, in New
Orleans, where i will be very profitable
To owners and pleasant to tenants
during the fair" The orator spoke feel
ingly, and thought if decided improve
ment were not made the table d'hotc
would soon he a thing of the past.
Turning from this group, the reporter
circled until his evolutions brought him
To u small cluster of gentlemen that were
of their number. One, u bachelor of
~, perhaps. seemed to object To Il state
mcnt from maturod family
| looking man To the effect that the char
actcr of woman was much superior To
that of II man. He based his objection To
the old gcntlcman's convictions on the
ground that woman was frivolous, and
the chief and almost sole subjects of her
thought and policy were "beauX and
clothes He spoke of listening tn their
"chattcr" on the streets, nj home, when
not aware of having mn audience, and
generally when talking with each other.
mot one blessed thing do they think
Of" said this very gallant knight, out
hats, dresses and men,
Patcriamilas asked him If he was
fond of hunting and fishing, To which he
replied that he was -paSSionatcly; If he
loved MISUNDERSTANDING, tcn-pins and u
stroll in the beer gardens, to Il
love of which amuscmcntS he
pleaded guilty. lie, remarked
that he knew, his young
bachelor friend loved politics, as he had
seen him actually engaged in very
lively "mixing in its muddlo." Mr..
Bachelor also proicsscd Il limited amount
of partially for cock-iighting and
thought n game of poker now and then
very agreeable diversion. Upon these
admissions the old p. +. came back on
him with all the blasting fury of u cy-
clone. "Young man." said he, "if you
were deprived of all these sources of en-
| joymcnt, as are the girls, in one months
| time you would study nothing but
Emerson's fashion plates. and "chatter"
of nothing else but the most expeditions
| mode of getting some maid or widow To
nurse you through life" Seer was
ordered, and the reporter left for fear
some suspicious persons might suspect
| his vocation.
The last talk 10 which Mr.. Reporter
was an unlimited audience was with
reference To the present condition of
political affairs in Texas. The scnti-
ment was very generally expressed that
too many people wanted too much-thnt
our ''institootions" were so free that
very common men Were resolving them
selves into politicians -neglectng their
trades and avocations and boring
everybody they met with the half
| formed and worse expressed idea they
| had picked up in loafing around public
places. This was voted, not only loud,
but growing distempcr, and it was also
most unanimously agreed that some
remedy must DO adopted 10 squelch out
the vast multitude of inferior men who
run for Office in communities where the
maiority il all one way. II was CON
coded that conventions were obicc-
tionablc for some reasons and
not to he employed except
when absolutely necessary. But
"with all its objections of trickery and
wire-pulling," said one speaker, who
seemed To reflect the general sentiment,
conventions seldom select men abso-
lutely incompetent, and now we have
daily spectacles of men Offering them
selves for high positions judicial, min
isterial and-who are noto-
riously ignorant, inexperienced and
untitled for the discharge of the duties
they would assume. The prcscntcondi-
ton of affairs is alarming" he con
tinued, las voters give no sufficient
consideration tn these matters. and sup
port men simply because they are neigh
bors or good friends" His conclusion
was that conventions would he forced
on the people by the up-star;ish aspira-
tions of these "cheeky malaperts," as he
dubbed them.
And thus the reporter having fioatcd