Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-08
ATTRACTIONS OF
MODERN MEXICO
PPuHcH WHEELER DESCRIBES
Qua kEtGreoRIa6 REPuBIlc
AND ITS METROPOLIS
CAPITAL WELL POLICED
Strange a0c Curious Customs IN the
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car. fresh figs. >trawbrrt irA. green
peas and t..s,'nhis,< ami nr:t,d at
the year. u" h Her nu'.lS or t,.~ta!
rants an! ~h"tc. gambling IL pr0hiiI.
i''1t lotteries are plentiful. AZ IA per
son Is satisfied With n small invest
mt'nt. even the street car lines give.
Inn IA in'tcry chance like il transfer
slip, this checks MP the conduct r.
AK n" fares ara rung up. All fuE"r,
ais. by Law. uS+. the car lines. and
stalt from the Zocola tparkI. no car.
riac"s allowed: over 2mD churches
and ca'heAral<. SUNDAY Ii the huli.
day, hull fi&hts attract frnm 35."0"
10 3h.1D0 %n4orl.'. and the talent. HE
wise bulls. cnn1e from Spain. Mill.
tary parks In center Of CITY have
military band music daily. ~ pleas"
the psopl" TIL" cnh S~ervic" X under
government control, the salH0ns and
%pnlqleria cantinaH close ~ I" y m
to make the Poems 90 Ia bed, Will"
the restaurants S~rN" guests AT any
hour More English Is spoken ON
San Francisco street than Spanish;
in fact. Me<ico City Is "A fine plac"
nf over half million ri assorted
people and W. worthy of a visit.
Nearly three hundred million uf
American money has been invested
in mines alone in this republic III"
past year. and the invasion" con.
finues. for now Ii announced the
most important amusement event In
the country's history. and the inhab.
itants are waiting with h~ewildering
expectancy the advent Of a great big.
real live American circus and mo-
nagerie, Tho pictorial posters alone
have created CONSERVATION in the
minds of the people and Ell Grandio'
so Circo Sells FlOto. Muceo y Zoo
logico. Espectaculo." will do the rest.
MIR. William Sells. the director OF
this monster "Americano" enterprise
Is regarded by all other circus man
ayers with admiration for his daring
and he will open an entirely new
field. which will anable h large
''sawdust arena exhibitions to con
tinue the year round. as II Is his in
tention to construct. in this city, n
fine large million dollar h~ippodrome
that will surpass any indoor amuSe-
ment venture ever conceived.
NV next letter will come from fn'
catan, and RaCsdale. the sauSag"
drummer from Kansas CITY. has beg
ged 10 accompany me ecalSe he
heard me say tn a hotel clerk.
''Buenos dias. caballcro. como esta
Vd. imprinta el circoo" Good morn
ing have Won seen tn" circus pic
turps?l
Punch, that's the worst roast !
oyer heard a man get. and I'm glad
Of it, for he ~oycrcharged MS both,
Now you're a married man and KNOW
how to- lie: tell him some more. Can
him more things and my house Will
nav for uS both" whispered
Rags. But Rags and | are not on the
hest of terms ourselves, | paid his
fine for giving an exhibition of a bull
fight with a hack driver at OoaXclXt-
colto, and saved him from getting 80
DAYS in the catacombs at TlaXptlocto,
so I will send him this scorcher:
Dear Rags: When ] had money
and YOU were in the catacombs pail
YOUR fine: now you have money anu
won't give up. Who is the damned
rascal?
II am yours truly,
"'PUNCH' WHEELER