St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10

ant. You can supply yourself with
fruit for few pennies, or buy an
elegant bouquet containing two or three
dozen of the finest roses for so cents.
Flowers at that price would save a
society man in st. Paul about $3.50 on
every german.
There are no SandbaggerS in Mexico,
and few highway robbers, but there are
any quantity of sneak thieves, who are
steal anything. All the houses are
built with upright iron bars across the
windows as protection against the
light-fingered gentry.
The writer met three gentlemen who
had that day lost their diamond pins at
bull fight and had no idea when or
how they were stolen. After spending
thirty minutes dickering for piece of
jewelry your correspondent had 1t alb
Stracted from his pocket two minutes
after the purchase was made. An ac-
quaintance of mine left two horses
hitched in front of the Iturbide hotel,
on the principal street of the city, for
few minutes, and on his return both OF
the saddles and blankets had been
stolen. Another gentleman, an Amerl-
can resident, had sadder experience.
He went out for the evening and care
Iessly left his window up, though it was
guarded by the iron bars. His clothes
were hung Oh nails along the wall,
whilst his toilet articles were scattered
around the room as usual. On his re-
turn the room looked as though he had
moved out, for veritable ''Old HosS"
had been there, and
EVERYTHING MOVABLE WAS GONE.
Even the bed clothes and pillows had
been carried off, and the mattress,
which was too thick to be pulled
through the bars, had been dragged up
to the window. This room was robbed
by an ingenious cOntrivance that looks
like a common fishing pole. with
bunch of hooks at one end and heavy
lead sinker or weight at the other. The
thieves cast for any exposed object with
this line the same way fisherman
casts for bass, and as the line is strong
they can usually pull in anything they
catch. The street hack system is a
good one and preferable to ours. Each
carriage displays small flag when not
engaged, and the color of the flag deSlg-
mates the price per hour of the vehicle.
The best lacks carry blue flags, the next
grade red and the next white. The
prices per hour are 81, rs cents and so
cents. Thus you may tell without ask
ing the price and quality of the carriage
ard whether tits already engaged.
1t only rains here at one season of the
year, but when it does rain the ele-
ments seem to have distinct and
clearly defined engagement to do moth
ing else. The clouds apparently be-
come moth eaten during the nine or ten
months of dry weather, when they are
laid away and are only used for parade
and not for active service, and seem
utterly unable to hold the vast body Of
moisture during the rainy season, and
hence turn it loose by the bucketful in
perfect torrents, flooding the streets
and sewers in such an alarming manner
that it causes one to doubt the cOntinu-
ancy Of the rainbow deal. The Their
mometer lost its job in Mexico ages ago,
and the clerk OF the weather has never
since had any occasion to reinState the
weather indicator. Really, the usually
active and fitful little instrument does
not do enough work to pay for the space
it occupies ON the wall. and has APP
parently fallen into the dreamy habits
of the country.
If any one thinks bull-fghting Is be-
coming unpopular here, visit to any
! one of three bull rings, at all of which,
at least once week, fights are held be-
| fore crowded houses. would quickly dis
abuse his mind. 1t is very true that
since the sport became professional it is
| not as fashionable as when conducted
by amateur society men, who fought for
the love of the sport. However, the
celebrated matadOrS, who are the head
bull 'scrappers," are still most import
ant persOnageS and the admired of all
beholders. And though bull fighting is
| looked upon as low caste profession,
n fnt pofa nc
favorite with all classes, is paid some
times $1,000 day for his performance,
and it is esteemed an honor to be num-
bered among his acquaintanceS.
The crowds which gather weekly to
witness the fights are enormous, and
frequently number 5000 or 5000 people,
who pay from IS cents to So each for the
privilege of seeing half dozen bulls
and as many horses slaughtered during
an afternoon. All classes patrOnize the
sport. and the audiences seem
to be about on par with
the crowds that attend our ball
games, save that the bull fights
attract more ladies, who are just as
keen after their amusement as the men,
and appreciate just as much every dis
play of skill and dexterity made by the
fighters in the ring, though they gen.
the more painful aud disgusting Incl
dents of the combat. 1t seems strange
in this enlightened age that such O
cruel and bloody sport should prosper
in any country OF be countenanced by
any government. But the fact remains
that bull-fighting in Mexico to-day is in
most flOuriShing condition, and seems
to have come to stay. AT times there is
enough danger to make the sport eXcit-
ing, but ones interest in the perform
ance is in great measure destroyed by
the useless and gastly slaughter AK, the
poor blindfOlded horses who are gOaded
on to meet the charges of the enraged
bull in order to crafty all
INHUMAN LUST FOR BLOOD.
The paseo. the famous boulevard, is
about 200 feet wide and three miles
long. There are wide walks on either
side, which run between double rows of
fine shade trees and afford plenty of
room for the common herd who stroll
out daily TO watch the swell turnouts
that crowd the avenue from to Z o'clock
every afternoon. at which time daily
concerts are given by the military band.
At certain intervals along tn drive large
circles are described around some cele-
brated piece of bronze Statuary, which
occupies the center of the circle and is
surrounded by a miniature park filled
with flower beds and fountains, whilst
on the outer edge of the circumference
are arranged seats for the comfort of
the weary pedestrians. The paseo starts
from the park in the city and has a fit
ting terminus in the imposing eminence
on which sits the old and historic castle
of Chepultepec, the approach to which
is through forest of gigantic cypress
trees of magnificent proportions, whose
limbs lock arms above the roadway, as
if to obscure the sunlight, forming arches
which are enhanced in beauty by the
festoons of a beautiful gray moss which
;trnIf TIM oil,