The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-16
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1t is to be hoped that the nice
young ladies' of Waco will not be
come addicted to the bicycle habit.
The bicycle for men is all right,
but the same vehicle for women lie
all wrong. II it is woman's de.
sire to appear bold, breezy and free
let her mount the wheel and spin
away through the busy haunts of
men in conspicuous attire, working
her limbs like convict in tread
mill, and she will attract all the at.
tention she wants, if she 1 kes that
kind of attention. But if she hon.
estly desires to obtain vigorous,
heaithful exercise she may buy
good horse or pony for the price of
bicycle. There is nothing more
graceful than pretty woman on a
spirited horse and nothing more
ridiculous than an ugly woman pad.
ding along close to the earth on
bicy Gle. This fad was started by
she.men who stood in with the
manufacturers on the commission
basis. What is good form and
proper in a country where women
are placed on an equality with men
and do mems work is not in good
taste, to say the least, in section
where modesty in women is set
above foolish fashion.
The people of w AGO and a few thou
sand strangers who have been cured
of various ills by the hot water are
aware of its marvellous virtues, but
the big, wide outside world not only
knows nothing about the artesian
wells, but is in ignorance of such a
place as Waco, 1t must be remem.
bered that there are thousand and
one resorts in America, north, east,
south and west, for the hydropathic
treatment and each of these santa.
RUINS spends fortune in adver,
Using every year. If it did not
pay to advertise would the cities
which own them do SO year after
year, spending more each season?
There are thousands of people who
would turn loose thousands of dol
lars in order to be benefited by
such a treatment as that afforde d
by our mineral wells. These SAM.
tariums must be advertised not only
in the reputable Iapers of the state
but in the leading journals, maya
zines, periodicals and "class" publ.
cations drought the country. To
do this will require the expenditure
of a large sum of money, but it
must he remembered that the re-
turns will be immediate and hun
bred fold.
Did you ever pass an hour by a
frog pond Immediately after heavy
rain? don't mean did you whirl
by rapidly on the cars or skim over
the pond in boat, frightening the
poor croakers, who have been hold
ing sort of weather convention
but did you ever sit on a Shiny log
and hear the debates? You've
missed some fun if you haven't
Keep quiet and listen. A big greer
notified creature rises close to you
with bullying eyes and quivering
throat. It's old lady Pollywog. II
a deep, cultural base she sadly
cries: "Billy's drunk Billy's
drunkn while, splash on the othel
side of you, querulous, quavering
voice in a minor treble, long drawn
out, makes answer: "Dr-a-a-g hin
out, dr.a-a-g him out" Away of
: in the distance, among the flags, {
poor froggie is in utter misery, cry
ing, as if his whole diaphragm wer'
being torn out, ooh, Pm wretched
Oh, I'm wretched" Away back
of you comes the cooling voice of ;
> lover, sadly circulating in bari
tone voice: IL say she's plump
! say she's plump" as if some riya
disputed the assertion. Hear thu
little drummer frog, beating
quick-step to the patter of the rail
drops: "Rumpety lump. rumpety
lump" A deep orotund voice com
ing from the depths, proclaims tn
owners opinion of himself: 8"
know m a chump, know m
chump" A tiny green creatur
peeps above the water and pipes
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