El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-19

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81 see,' sad prominent citizen
this mOrning, THAT morning paper
has taken up the cudgel in defense OF
Uncle Sans guests at old Fort Bliss
The flood sufferers fund will yet become
a campaign fund to work the Mexican
vote and Uncle Sam will be paying the
expenses of a local election in Ell
PasO"
81 notice the smelter road, between
town and old Fort Bliss was lined wi h
drunken Mexicans last evening"" said
a man just in from the smelter. There
is nothing that has occurred that suits
a lazy Mexican as much as the flood
funds. They wish the flood would last
every day in the year and that the years
were of longer duration"
1t looks as though Mayor Magoffiu
was going to declare himself dictator
of Ell Paso. A morning sheet makes
him say sit is nobody else's business"
who he appoints on the police force
Round About has always been under
the impression that under a repubi-
can form of government the people had
some say in the affairs of government
"Caught on the fly in the morning
Aching Void, has heard somebody tell
about an ice cream parlor and a beer
Joint being run together in ST. Louis.
Somebody has told the Fly that a fsl-
low can get so drunk in ST. Louis that
be can enjoy eating ice cream and
drinking beer at the same time. Ii
such Joint is started in Ell Paso an
annex for hitting the pipe should be
added.
Some papers idea of journalistic en-
terprise is very limited. There is as
much difference in an enterprisiDg
newspaper aud make shift as there is
between q railroad train and a burrO
train.
Mayor Magoffin is going to build a
levee if it takes ali summer. His
"penny-a-line' defenders cay he has
been studying the water question ever
since he returned from San Antonio.
|
| or any other democrat of studying the
water question at San Antonio. Every
body knows they irrigate at Tamala-
Vile, but they are particular about
the fluid used for that purpose.
Miss Snoflaike: "Did you see any gals
wifi big feet when yo' was in Chicago,
Mistah Jackson,
Mr.. jackson: No Miss Snofaike
dat's all nonsense bout dat. Every thing
else is bid dere, but DER feet ain't nc
bigger than yo' or mioe.
Jim jackson: mo, sab, yo' don't
ketch dis coon workin' On rainy day
like dis!'' Squire Hennery (astound-
ed): "Rainy?" Jim jackson: oval
OATS wot de almanack says, an dat's
good huff for me"'
In Fiji the coinage chiefly consists
of whales teeth, th0Se OF greater value
| being dyed red. the natives exchange
| twenty white teeth for one red one, as
the British exchange shilllngs for d
sovereign.
Louis Wilkins, who arrived in New
York the other day from a Europe an
| trip, during which he met Queen Vic
tor a, is a mighty man. He occupied
aboard ship two staterooms, ordinarily
| designed for six persons. The partition
between the two rooms was removed,
| for the personal comfort OF Mr.. VIII
klns, because one room was not long
enough for him 10 lie down in comfort
ably. Mr.. Wilkins is % years Old, 8
feet inches high, 800 poun1s in weight,
| 68 inches chest measurements, wears a
| twenty" collar, ''twenty-fOur" shoe
and fourteen" glove He can lift
900 pounds. The giant has been
making a professional tour.
ROUND ABOUT,