El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-14


is becoming mOuotonous. There is a
time in the lives of all men when they
want to sleep.
The tack still standeth point up
about the streets, and the bicycle rider
is the sufferer thereby.
The lampless bicycle rider at night
now suffers for the folly of his ways.
The police make his life a wandering
dream of the calabOose.
The cycler without lamp is pulled,
but the reckless driver, the party who
throws glass on the street, and the
boy who steals bicycle lamps are al
lowed their liberty.
The Tribune has been made the
city's official organ at the rate OF three
cents per inch. The Trib should now
proceed to cuss out those who cuss out
the administration.
The G. H and 7. P. railroads have
gotten tired of the flood waters sweep
ing down on their tracks, so this morn
ing the joint roads put force OF one
hundred men to work trying to stop
the break in the canal, down near the
little smelter.
The river rose slightly last night
and this morning, but large force OF
men has been put to work by the rail
road companies to try and stop the
water from flowing through the south
eastern portion of the city.
A juvenile opera company iusinuate5
that it will visit Ell Paso if its expenses
are paid. They don't want thing but
$3.50 guaranteed them. Nov is the
proper time for Ell Paso to- quit playing
sucker and it would be a good plan for
some one to write to the kids to that
effect If a show cannot run on its
own merits without Il guarantee 1t
would be better for them to stay in
small towns where their expenses are
not so large. FL Paso just now has
charities at home that it should look
after and the iuvenils should be spank
ed and sent home and taught to quit
going around the country trying to act.
The HERALD is for Ell Paso ald if any
juver lies are wanted on the stage, le5
Ell Pasr supply the demand and then
if there are any more vacancies TO I'LL
give Ysleta chance.
A nice little boquet of cauli-''how-
ers" should be made up and sent i'm
mediately to the Juvenile Opera com
pany, with the thanks of the comun-
ity for refusing to come to Ell PasO
without guarantee. Mr.. Walker
would suit the public better if he would
try and fill the opera house stage with
sure enough actors.
The ST Perkins Comedy company,
that are to play here next Wednesday,
are not of the juvenile kind. but are
legitimate actors who make a profess
sion of the business and know how to
amuse the public. They ask for no
bonus, but are willing to come to the
town on their merits and take chances.
They have been here before and all
who saw them know they a"e lot of
merrymakers seldom equalled in one
combination on the stage.
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Nero fiddles while Rome burns
seems to be the policy followed out by
Ell Paso just now.
A street car riot came near occurring
on Santa Fe street last night about
1920. A car load of passengers hs d
been brought over the river and had
paid double fare and when the driver
stopped at the city hall and started to
go back to the other side the passen-
gers kicked. AS they bad paid the
fare they wanted to be hauled to the
end of the street car track, as many of
them lived in that section. AT one
time they threatened to throw the
street car off the track, when the drive
told the passengers that it was not his
fault, he was obeying orders, they let
the car go with strong muttarings.
None of the whiting firemens were in
the car, but the passengers were all
citizens.
"But your blawsted people are so
blooming ignorant" complained the
British tourist. ''Lawst night in the
pawk. the band played God Syvo the
Queen, and lot of young chaps broke
out singing something about Sweet
Land of I4iberty.''
A German asked the Judge to be ex-
cused from jury duty.
Why" asked the Judge. 4
well, your honor don't understood
good Epglish.''
.'Oh, you will do" replied the
judge. "You wont hear much good
English here, anyhow"
81 took the dough- saM the gentle
man who had been caught going
through the clothes of drunken man,
man havin' moye, than he needs"
''But how did you know that he did
not need his money! CIV course he
didn't need it. He was plumb par
alyzed."
The Youths Companion relates an
incident going to show that the best
meant remark Is liable to miscarry.
An American wheelman who was b
cycling in France in going up Il bill,
overlook peasant with a stalled
donkey-oart, Pushing the cart with
one hand and guiding his wheel with
the other he so encouraged the donkey
that he pulled his load to the top. The