El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-19
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Once Mary had Ii tie lamb
That day has passed away;
No lamb could follow at the pace
That our Mary sets today
For now she rides the silent steed
And does not act by halves;
No lamb is Witnessed in the race,
But in its stead two calves.
Prepared chalk covers up q multi
tude OF wrinkles.
The high hat nuisance in tn ethe-
aires is getti; G to a stige where the
law should be called down upon the
heads of lovely woman.
This way men have of clamberin g
over people between acts to go out and
get beer is as bad as high has laden
down with dead birds.
There is q crowd in Ell Paso who are
never satisfied unless they have their
arms up to their shoulders in the pub
lie treasury. Some people now want
Ell Paso city ard county to give $1,000
so that the people can see quar- ter
race down a. Washington park.
Rumor is current that fascinating
young widow is about to be lead to the
altar by Chirese restaurant keeper.
The love match was brought about by
the widow taking tie Chinaman as 8
pupil to teach him pigeon English and
the ne athen was so lavish in h pres
ents to his fair teacher that he com
pletely captivated her heart and she
mas promised to pass down LIES path
way with John" by her side. she is
not exactly what would be termed a
society lady, but has always been look
ed upOd as respectable and sensible.
just when the important event will
take place is not yet made public.
The Frontier Flestas in honor of our
patron Saint Juan Hart, Is the newest
ana breezleet move FL PasO has got On
herself for some time. The democrats
prosperity brought 7out by republ1-
can administration, but they want to
climb up in the band wagon and boom
the demOcra ic saint with mushroom
propositions on which to issue wind in
fiat d stock. Not satisfied VITA get
ting up banbee assC Citations with inc j.
vidual stock holders, they want TO rope
10 the city and county treasures io]
help them out, and thi, too just after
Cu6 5COuuUy HAS luuoSQ 1bS LII l6OL6Q.
ness and gone broke and at the same
time the city wants issue bonds SO that
it Gao pay up before the next city cleo.
ton comes around. The froatier iestas
TO boom our patron saint to congress
ia Ill right if 1t is gotten up on indi-
iIual stock, but when it comes to
handling ths cites and counties money
t is time to call halt. Tue fertile
brain of the country editor who con-
,octed the scheme and tried to foist it on
Ell PasO at the latter's expenses, prob
ably dreamed of free beer, free lunch.
rec fire crackers, free red fire and free
olowOuts when he visits the fesias in
81 PasO in 1000 A. D.
Tom Sharkey and Joe Goddard
crapped last night il San Francisco
Ind Sharkey butted Goddard out of the
ing and won the biggest chunk of the
rate receipts. When aay one goes up
'gainst Tom Sharkey in San Francisco
ie might just rs well tell his friends |
lot to bet On his winning because a |
lec1s1on Is Cooked a1d primed' |
before the pugilists enter the ring
md Sharkey is always in for the big
nd OF the game. Shsrkey eou d have
tut he could do it quicker billy goat |
ty lie than he could with his fists, so he
cox the quickest way.
Poor old Jim Baker died in Dallas
asst week. Jim was tramp print sr of
he OLD style, but at the sane time he
'as walking encyclopedia. Round
b. ut knew him years ago. He was
ramp tnen, but genial soul and a
ource of much information. He was
nown to the typoRraph cal fratar nity
RON ocean to ocean, but he always
riff ed back to Texas-his ra i've stat.
i'm was his own worst eremy and in
t.e palmy days of printers he never
tayed in one town more than week,
or did he ever pay any railroad fare.
hen he couldn't work the "con" nor
ne 'breakey' for a ride. he would take
, the break bans and when be reach
/ the end of his journey the first man
Q would strike for drink would be
lie same ''cOn" or ''breakey" who had
sfused him ride at the other end of
lie road. Jim Baker was tramp, but
so genius; be was drinker, but