El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-08

how it feels to be crazy:
"The Frank Collier of ten wears ago
! has returned" said the subject of the
cele brated case in surgical science to-
day. 81 am az we'll mentally as ever /
was.
"As soon as the violent pains from
the bone cutting subsided,'' he said,
II felt the absence of pressure on my
brain where the frontal bone was de-
pressed. 1t is an immense relief.
also notice a marked change in my
thoughts. For 10 years 1 have had
idea took possession of me. For in
stance, if 1 thought Telephone" 1
Immediately had to telephone. The
impulse was irresistible. All that is
changed now. My impulses are mod
flied and controlled by the considera
tions of propriety: expediency or any
of the inhibitive ideas of the sane
man.
MANY of my old friends have called
to see me, and they all remark the
change in me and corroborate my own
conclusions. 1 shall soon be out in the
world again, sane man among sane
men,
Asked as to when he expected to
leave the hospital, Mr.. Collier laughed
and whispered: "Don't be in a hurry
about that. I'm getting free board,
at poker"
On the bulletin board in the cor
ridor of many post offices of cities in
the United States there Is at present
posted q circular issued from head
quarters at Washington. There is
none posted in the Ell Paso Office and
for that reason it seems apparent that
| the postmaster here and his employees
| need no such warning. The circular
| Is beaded, "Warning Against Poll
cal Assessments" It quotes the laws
of the United States to show that no
government employees required to con-
| tribute to the political fund of any par
| ty or candidate. The last section is as
| follows:
"That any person who shall be guilty
of violating any provision of the four
| foregoing sections shall be deemed
guilty of q misde meanor and shall. on
| convic lion thereof, be punished bv q
prisonment for q term not exceeding
| three years, or by such fine and i'm
prisonment both, in the discretion OF
| The court
The sensational report concerning
| the Rock Island extension published
| by the morning paper few days ago
| had really no foundation in fact 1t is
q foregone conclusion, however, that
| the Ell Paso and Northeastern will ulti
mstely connect with one of the big
| railway systems and become part OF
| it but just which one or when, no man
can yet guess. Deals of that kind arc
not generally made known to the pub
| lie until they are cOnsummated and
railway officials in many respects re.
| semble sphinxes.
81 noticed" said a republican to Spec.
tator yesterday, "that when Attorney
Richardson was suggested for the no
minee for county attorney at
| the repu blican convention he declined
to allow his name to go before the con-
ventiOn, stating that business res
sons" compelled him to decline.
wonder If the business he referred tC
over throw nthe republican organiza
| tiOn?'
Company B of the Sixth regiment
United States infantry have been as.
will be here in a few days. The regi.
ment will have headquarters at Ssr
Antonio. NThey are supposed to relieve
the Third Texas volunteers who are
doing garrison duty at different posts
in the state but as yet the disposition
of the Third Texas has not been decid.
ed upon.
The Memphis Commercial Appea,
has shabby way of treating the edi
tor of the Hardeman Free Press,
rural weekly. Such items as the fol
lowing are of frequent occurrence
"Them pin head editors of Memphi
don't like us because they don't know
norance Is bliss, them fellows is bills
ters.-Hardeman Free Press"
| DR.. Avis, the New Dentist. save.