El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-09
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The Bright Days.

Inc Dr1 gnu udNS-Uney are CO"luR, LIZ
matter what they say:
Beneath the SHOWS of winter dreams
the violet of May,
And some time-in the future, IN the
golden years to be,
There'll be blossoms in the desert and
the streams'll sing to sea.
The bright davs-they are coming;
there's twiokling of the light
| a the storm that sheds is sha lows on
the starry brow of night,
And some time in the future, when
the clouds have faded far,
The sun will greet the morning and
the night will claim a star.
The bright dsys-they are coming: in
the cities, in the dells
There's a whisper of the music from
the mornings golden bells,
And some tlme-in the future, when
the skies are bending blue,
There'u BE- angels at the windows and
they'll kiss their hands to you.
Frank Stanton.
Bob Campbeli's democratic support
ers are still trying to hold the old man
up for the collectorsbip, but is getting
20 be hot job-like holding mouth
full of hot 'laters.'
A letter has been received from
Washing ton and on the inside OF the
letter was "a sealed envelope on the
back of which was wrlt,en: This en-
velOpe contains the anne OF the next
collector of customs of Ell PasO. Not
to he opened until after the appoint
ment is made. To ease your mind.
howeve-, will stat that the name Ell
closed herein is not that OF II. r.
Campbell Of Ell Paso."
1t is a peculiar thiog how failure
in the new spaper bu: mess always tries
to foist bi- ide "a on the public. No
mater what occurs 10 the woulG-be
journ alist he viii never adm it he Is
fsi,Lre. Lie a con- umptlve he hO.os
out until the a,t mute toai he Is al
right, though tn pub i; has known
for Years lie was a fiat failure.
A paiaful accident occurred on the
stage last nj sht willie Mis- MCrtime +,
Stanley Fetch md Sylvan LangIoi,
were doing the ir funny, business 10 the
k ntucky Babe song. In one part
where La glOis was 10 fall, his foot
slipped and he fell sure tnough aud 10
the 1all III, leg was wrencLed 90 bad
that when ne left the It age he calleo
Ior doctor to see if his knee ad not
been thrown out OF pace. The ctrds
in lis knee were severely strained.
Tt building boom is still booming
brick, morter rock, iron and
lum Der are being tbroan t0gethe In
such style at it will be a lasting
monume n to Ell Pasos prosperity.
The word Chispa in the Spanish
language means Intoxicated. 1t looks
like the Cbispa lOtd is tOiterlng about
on It's rails nd will have to be taken
care Of. Its rails would find good bed
on the White Oaks rout-.
The county is bankrupt and Strip is
hard to sell at fifty cents on the dollar,
it is suge ested that the coucty jai
be enlarged. Ift7e grand jury Will
only find iudictm entS in cases where |
t ere IS a case the e would be no need |
of charging t e j. all. If few officers
we're indicted for sending letty offend
ers to Jail through prejudice or in
fueno many of the cells 10 jail would |
now be vacant.
Gold comes high, but the prospe ctors
around Ell Paso must have it, even |
though they have to wade thu ough |
gore up their burro's bride bits. Like
the mythical mermaids of the deep |
b, ue sea |. aiing sailors on to tue rocks
aud shipwreck, so it is with the mine RS
W o follow after the precious sh1ning |
metal. They follow the trails and
paths OF the mounts ms until they reach |
some rich and oismal abyss, where
from privations or leaden messengers
thew give uD the ghost.
Ground plans are being. laid for the
city election next spring. Sometimes
L candidate hComs proves to be only a
busted bubble before election time
comes.