Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03
PUNCH WHEELER
or MEXICO CITY

City of Mexico. Oct "Vlonsa
tres means tn hurry up. 90 get out.
huish, ekidduo. 0r, Ia plain English.
49, SD ia "a few lines q ls possible
20 run rOughahnd over the culde
books ard ten an about modern
Mexico. First the citv is the best
govornod and policod town ln tho
world. Likewise she whole country
GOV that matter. tho only ouiiaWry.
loll-ups etc. happening in the rural
districts not ike Do New York. GA
Furiy second street. or nii over Chi-
cagO, The climate varies little the
year rounds there never WAS case
of yoillw foyer. fresh nra. strawher,
rlea. green peas and vegetables are
served nll tho year; no bCifof hotels
lr restaurants anyWhnro. gambling
Us prohibited. lotteries are plentiful
as q perso' ig satisfied with q small
Investment, even the street car lines
give you q lottery chance Ike q
transfer slip; this checks mp the con-
aucior, ns up fares are runr up, An
funerals. hy law use The car lines.
and start from The zocalQ inafkl no
carriages are allowed. over 200
churches and caihodrals. sunday is
the holiday; bun nghts attract $4,000
70 10000 people. and the talent. like
Wlae bulls, come from Spain Public
parks IN The contcr OF the city. have
military band fHuslc daily, 20 please
me people The cab service ~ under
government control, the saloons and
pulquefia caniinns close az no o'clock
.. M 10 make the peons 20 10 bed,
while tho restaurants serve guests al
any hour More Engliah is spoken
on San Francisco street tbau Spun.
lah. ln fact Mexico CITY is = Rne
place Of ovor half a million OF as
sorted people and well worthy Of a
visit
seariy three hundred millions OF
( American money has been Invested
"a mlaos alone in this republic the
past year, and the Invasion" contln-
nea, Tor now la announced The most
important amusement event in iho
couniry's history. and The inhabitants
are waiting with hewildering expect.
lpcy the advent of q great. big. real
| I've American circus and mennHcrio.
The pictorial posters alone have cree
atod CONSERVATION ln the minds %,
mo people and "El Gmndloso Clrcu
Sells fioto. Muaeo s. LuoioVioo. Es.
peciaculo win do the rest william
SELLS. the director general uf thls
monster Americana" enterprise. IA
regarded hg all other circus mauaa-
eu with admiration for hts DARING
and he VIII open au entirely new
| Geld which viii enable fhe LARGE
aawduHt arena exhibitions t0 CON
/ linue the year around al DO h his ln-
ionuun 90 construct. ln ihls city. !
hne large mlilIoa dollar hinpoiromo
/ ihai viii suFpass amy indoor amusD-
meut venture ever conceived.
My next letter win como lram "a
cHian and haRsdale. a SAUSAGE drum
mer from Kansas City. has begged on
accompany mo because he heard m,
say 30 q hotel clerk "monoa dias
caballnro. como eata ia lmprinia e
circof Good morning. have sou
seen the circus picturea)
Punch. that's che worst roast
/ ever heard "a man get. and rm GLAD
OF %, for be- oYerchafsed as both
Now you're a married man ANA know
how 90 De, Ton him some more Cal
him more things and ms house viii
pay uNponses ior ua both" whisper.
ed Rags llui Rags and / are not or
the best Of terms ourselves. nale
bis fine for giving nn imitation OF 7
hull hght Whh a hack driver az COAX
/ clNicotl0. and saved him from roitinl
thirty days Ia the catacomhs at Tlan.
Flocio $50 win send him fhi.
1 ecOrchcr
Dear Rags When ! had none,
and you were ln the catacomhs.
paid your hno. nov you have none,
ana won give upi who o. lhe damn
ga mEcalf"
ana yours truly.
PUNCH WHEELER.