El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-30
Roundabout Town
Regulars Want Different Sort Of Uniform
Think They Should Not Dress Like MilitiameD
Roundabout Town


nearest garden hose, opened the faucet
and turned the water onto the lighting
noisy mass Shouts from her nuSDalld
gave her the first intimation that the
dogs alone were not getting the Iull
benefit Of the water. The thermometer
was down in the thirties at the time.
Our idea Of a snap, Being soldier
with a tightly burtoned blouse and nOE
having 10 trouble about a clean shirt
II is rather an unusual tribute 70 a
city. but the Sells-Fl0tO circus people,
after diligent search for several days,
failed 10 find a vacant building in the
business district Of Fl Paso where they
could show their big baboon and little
chimpanzee. so the downtown sideshOw
on san Antonio street that is vacant,
but when they looked UP the owner
ascertained that he was drawing regu-
lar money for It and that II was closed
merely because a restaurant man was
waiting for fixtures. already ordered.
The restaurant man did not care =
rent the place for the monkey so the
show was blocked.
Things 10 forget: That any man
ever thought before his marriage that
he would ever have anything 10 say
about running his house after mar
rage.
Mai. Eli Y T. Falardeau, ed Michi-
gan lUfauLrEr IS really a LulLEl--tt44
these hunting stories they tell on him
are genuine-and not SO long before he
came down 10 FL Paso. he drove into
the country one day with a friend after
birds. The friend went dressed up in
a business suit and a derby hat The
major wore his hunting clothes and
looked the part OF the sportsman When
the birds were encountered. however.
the major shot and shot, but missed
q number Of coVeys and the friend nit
them every time. The friend twitted
him 2 bit and the major became a lit
tie peeved. so he defied the friend TO
a shot. The friend accepted the chal-
lenge and came home bareheaded- The
major says he believes IL was the derby
that disturbed his craftsmanship, Tor
after il had been disposed Of. he pro-
ceeded TO bring down a nice mess" OF
birds He broke the nOodoo when ne
broke the derby
Everything Is not always what Il
seems to Ice. even when shown in
soil Products exposition For in
stance. all things may not nave oeen
grown where the signs said they were
Expressage IS not expensive and il IS
convenient
Sedare bishops and earnest laymeD
for several days debated whether the
Episcopal prayer book should elimi-
nate the prayers for the president. just
at q tines WeN Jones remarks
when he needs them most, then sud
denly dropped the matter TO take Up
a discussion as 10 whether we shall
boil down the laws OF Moses 10 suit
our modern tendency TO cut everything
but prices The prayer book publish
ers viii not sell any new books on the
strength Of changes. however. and the
Episcopalians viii continue TO pray as
devOutly for the president as ever and,
like everybody else, TO fracture as
many OF the commandments as ever.
Probably the most appealing reason in
favor Of reducing the commandments
from ten to five Is that thela will not
be so many TO break. after the process
OF reduction
Force Of habit: Hesitating at
street corner when walking tif yOu ars