El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-02

! picsl fruits is furnished by the large
number of orders received by local
, dealers from Eastern cities for Mex
! lean oranges during the last few days.
| This business has increased so rapidly
that St Louis dealers have been una
| BILE to keep up with il, and the supply
of Mexican fruit is Inadequate to the
demand. This is peculiar from the
| fact that a few years ago all of the for
eign oranges used in ST. Louis came by
way of New York and eastern sea-
| board, and the bulk of the sup
ply came from abroad, ex-
cept during the Florida orange season.
Ten years ago the first car load OF
oranges was brought to the United
States by q ST. Louis dealer, and al
though the loss of fruit from improper
pack ing was heavy, the venture proved
success. The business has increased
until ST. Louis is now supplying the
country with Mexican oranges The
Mexican fruit comes in a very OppOr-
tune time. just rs the California season
| is over. and before the Florida season
| has begun.
| With the increase of Autumn bust
ness in the United States many rail
road men have resigned their po- itiop
! in Mexico and crossed the border in
Those employed by the lines In Mexico
| com plain because their salaries are
paid them N Mexican money. Each
receives practically the same number
of deprecated silver dollars
for his work that be wou d be paid In
the United Stsses in dollars whose va
lue is twice as great As the Mexican
dollar. 1t is this that makes then
sore. They think their services shOulc
be just as valuable to a railway il
Mexico as in the United States aud j
, paid in Mexican money should ge
, twice as many. 1t is claimed that il
, numerous intspces employees are
paid on gold basis to keep them, bu
the msjority receive depre ciated mon
> ey in return for their services. 1t il
claimed that the money has as grea
y purchasing power in Mexico as in tn
United States. This is quite true 8
. far as Mexican products are concerned
q hut when the American crosses tn
\ border he finds but little left to sto'
for his savings during his sojouru /
, | Mexico.
, During the post summer the schola:
tic census of this city aud county wa
aken. A similar work was done i
able facts have been brough
: To light by the returns ser
to Austin from the various countie
" There are twenty or more organize
i. counties in Texas in which tb
u scholastic population does not resc
: 100. In one county, that of Sherman
there are only six children OF schola
q tic age. Several counties make RI
: turns of less than twenty children
!, scholastic age. It is matter {
u wonder here as to how the comfy o
:, CARNATIONS and courts in those coul
y ties can be maintained when the pop
u lation is evidently so small
l. One of the most unique ADVERT
n ments vet introduced in this city by
1 game and poultry dealer is to be see
n near the HERALD office. 1t consists I
1T cOvey of live mountain quail, whtC
@ have been turned loose in the windo'
e They attract considerable after
d ton from passers by have becon
r comparatively tame since place
" or exhibition. Another ADVERTISE
n scheme is to paint the sidewalk in fro
ID of business houses, spreading theret
lie mammoth letters, forming wor
Ie which the pedestrian is obliged to re,
re- as he passes. 10 many cities there
" 90 ordinance prohibiting the defac
D. mept of sidewalks, but apparently
I'd Paso has no such prohibitory law.
~
'r A miner burridly broke into phi
'e sician's Office in this city the other d
y aud said: "Will you kindly look in
~ my eye and tell me what is t
~, matter?"
III Certainly" was the quick rep
~ and the physician opened the optic q
OF began to say hurriedly: 81 see a.
on glance that you have been sufferi
ne from kidney trouble. Your liver is
so out of order. From the distend
pupil | should say your nerves are il
bad condition. and
e. Hold up, there" came the voice
lis the patient: "confound it, you are LOO
be ing at my glass eyen"
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