El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-07

"RASSCoNTINENTAL railroads are
giving FL Paso a great deal OF
- space these days in their adver-
tising. The jaded traveller Of the east
is being informed in quarter pages and
half pages that II he goes to Califor-
mia he cannot afford 70 miss seeing
the greatest concentration Of Ameri-
can troops IN history and he is told
that he can see this very thing by
skimming along the border, through FL
Paso. Here IS a sample quarter page
advertisement which the Rock Island
RAILROAD IS running in conjunction with
the e Paso & Southwestern, through
cut the east; this is taken from the
St Louis Globe-Democrat;
See Your Uncle Sans Great Army
On Yo1r Way TO California
Uncle Sans great army in camp
after camp-horss. foot and guns will
westward on the Golden state Limited
or Californian
Here and there you will glimpse a
troop OF our hard riding cavalry NOV
ing mid cactus and mesquite on their
ever vigiiant patrol
Perhaps an army aeroplane VIII
skim swiftly across the horizon There
are soldiers everywhere
Stop off. visit them, see Uncle sam s
great army at work and play All
tickets over the Golden State Route
permit ten day stop-over at Fl Paso-'
\ picture of a daShlug cavalry rnau-
ever heard of any other kind Of a cav
alryman 2-embellishe the advertise
ment and attracts the eye INN edia tely.
As he gallops, the guidOn Of the troop
lutrsrs in the breeze Altogether the
advertisement is a most alluring one
AID ought to bring a lot Of people this
way The Southern Pacific is doing
Just as well anu even the Santa Fe
IS offering side trips 10 Fl Paso, to
transcontinental tourists
Billy hcSain, the popular city tax
collector, went to school when he first
came to Fl PasO to G. P Putnam, the
fuel dealer. and he could tell the names
of some OF the women teachers srill IN
the schools who taught him Il he
suffrage some Of these days: he de-
sires 10 keep his office for awhile
longer
It's hunting season, hence the appro-
priatness OF the following; As
picked il (the wounded rabbit off the
ground, and felt its poor little, warm,
narrow chest. and the last beats Of its
heart under its weak ribs, and saw the
blood on its fur, I was sTnitten with
Dity shame and remOrSe. and set
lied with myself that ] would find some
other road to English gentlem1anho 90
things. whose happy life seems so well
worth 1iving-'-Du Maurier.
Some Of the printers tell the story
that John Kuhn, who is popularity sup
posed 10 be a deacon in the Baptist
church, vas recently called upon py
The minister to pray in public Hell
pastor, you know I can't pray re Is
said to have responded
One morning recently q party OF Us
went down the valley looking for ducks
and we reached san Elizario before
daylight Manchester Paget was TO &c
with us and show Us the lake where
some people have said there were ducks
50 we stopped 10 wake him up w mere
does he sleepZ' somebody asked " IN
ton Roe. a chum Of Manchesters, VINO
was with US "On the front porch,
said Wfnton where is the from
Dorch % he was asked Around IN the
back Of the house he said seriously
as he tugged at the lunch package
md tried TO extract a sandwich.
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When Ferdinand Sesrle was back
east recently. he grew very tired Of
me superior airs Of the fasteners
The New Workers. were particularly Of
fensive They know nothing about
any other part Of the country, saic
Ferdinand land they think New HorA
is the world One Of these New York
ers started a conversation about tbs
wonders OF the eastern cities and the1l