El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-19

Most American boys and girls feel
confident that they are tolerably Ia
milar with the English language, and
they are right in so feelln g, but
sometimes one cannot but WOnoer. 10
reading over the English newspapers,
whether some expressions which are
common enough to the English mind,
would prove pulling to the Ameri-
can reader or not. For instance, here
is a specimen paragraph from the
Western Morning News, published in
England:
IAN Extraordinary Express
Cornish corridor express from Pad
oington, on the morning OF the 3lsS
ult., was one of the heaviest fast trains
ever sent out of London terminus.
1t started with Is eight-wheel boyle
coaches on, reclloned as equal to III
| ordinary vehicles. But as these cOrrl-
| dor carriages weigh about % tons each,
| the coach load must have been over 80
TONS or quite equal to a train of 30 six
wheeled coaches. This for an express
train run at over 53 miles au hour!
| There were two engines on OF the
largest class. West of Swindon the
train was split into two parts"
| How many of us know what "cor-
rider express is? Or who can guess
the term .'bogie COACH" And to how
many of US, indeed, is the word
coach natural expression for car?
And, finally, when train or anything
else is ''spiit' into two parts, does not
the expression convey to our minds
something divi led from end to end
longitudinally, and not cut in two:
After all. the English spoken in one
place differs largely from the English
spoken elsewhere, and probably ours is
as good as that of any one else.
The Colorado 'suffragists" in the
legislature are having hard time.
The other day during heated debate
a great big he man called one OF the
suffragist liar, and has been kept
busy since dod ging said suffragist's hus'
band. Another would be suffragis
candidate for legislative honors wa:
scared out of her wits when she read
in the papers that the legislature had {
! bare quorum" Now she does no
think such place fit for decent women
Patient Enormously did you
get all those awful skeletons, doctor?'
Doctor-'Raised them when 1 was {
student. Stick out your tongue"
| II
Louis James and his fine company
arrived this morning on the Santa Fl
accompanied by great 60 foot carload
| Mr.. and Mrs. James drove at once Il
their hotel where reporter found then
a few minutes after their arrival.
: 1--WE have been trying to remove the
effects of day and half of hard trav
ell" said Mr.. James as he extended ,
} cordial band of welcome. 1--WE com,
: here from Prescott and it is long
tiresome trip l can assure you. W.
t left Prescott after the perfOrmarc CT
Wednesday night and have been travel
ing ever since. This is great countr,
: but your good towns are mighty few
2 and far between. l can assure you i
is great relief to get here. 1 am YER,
! fond of the west with its immense pos
sibilities and generous hospitality, blu
: l could not help wish ng for an airshil
which would reduce the distance be
tween points. l suppose small comps
= MES can find a number of little town:
3 where they can play to advantage, blu
} with such big expensive as ours, w
can only take the cream of the cite
2 into our route
; Speaking of his tour this season. Mr.
James waXed enthusiastic II canno
but feel iattered," he said, lover tn
cordially Of my welcome Throughout
= the west this season. 1t is not onl,
. that our business has been very larg