El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

~HE business Of the picture shows
in FL Paso. according to a mana
Il ger Of local theater- has never
recovered from the shock 1t received
with the raid on Columbus. Following
The raid and the prospect Of war with
Mexico. the people began 10 stay at
home at night and they have never
quite recovered from the habit, this
manager say As a matter of fact,
with all the regular soldiers and mill
tiamen now here. business with the pic
ture shows is just running about what
IT did daily before the Columbus raid.
with very few soldiers here
another manager. discussing the sol
der business. says the business Of the
regulars Is better than that of the mill
tiamen. Give me ten regulars TO SO
nfIitfamen.~ he said. The regular con-
serves his money and spends little OF
II every day. We have = chance OF get
ting the same man several times IN a
month The militiaman spends all ms
money the first night or two after pay
cay The picture theaters usually get
one admission from him on a months
pay and no more"
Mayor Lea has another story about
that hunting trip Of his on the roof OF
the Continental Divide in Mexico when
he shot the guides horse for a coyote
and met Dick Dudley for the first time
We were out of meat" said the mayor
and we didn' dare kill COW. for the
ru-ales were near. so I went out after
ducks and got a couple Of little teals.
You know there is nothing but breast
and liver to the things. SO 1 skinned
them and cooked the two breasts and
The two livers. Del Richey and I had
Two MeXicans with us-One mOzO, one
guide out Of politeness I passed the
pan 10 the guide and asked If he would
have some meat He fOrked one Of the
breasts Of course. 7 had TO offer the
mozo the plate next didn't know
what he might 90 10 US that night II
Sighted him-sO I passed the plate to
him. He took the other breast. Richey
grabbed the two livers and I had to
draw my gun TO make him surrender
one Of them L went TO bed hungry
and made up my mind 10 kill a COW
next day. rurales or 10 rurales II We
didn't get a deer. but we got the deer"
Dr. r z Ninson. president Of the
Texas university told story illustra-
tive of his visit TO FL PasO- Il have
been kept on the 20 SO much.-' he said
that ] am reminded OF the negro for
whom the doctor prescribed chicken
meat for every meal Between meals.
the negro was TO take absolute rest
OATS all right doctor. for Won 10
scribe all dis chicken for me the ne
gro said. but how's 7 goin' 10 git de
hicken when I has no free eFenin's2'
7 have been on the 20 every minute
since I came here and have had no time
for anything but 10 receive the hos
pitality of FL Pasoans- You never let
a visitor lack entertainment or atten-
ton"
Why does a chicken cross the road-''
was a query on a card at a party given
one night this week
Because she sees a national guard
officer on the other side was the reply
OF the guest.
Fl PasO has one preacher who is also
a business man Rev H T. Bond is
vice president Of the Lander Lumber
company. Rev. Henry Easter. rector of
St Clements was a hardware sales
man before he was ordained to the
ministry but Dr.. Bond went into the
lumber business after he had preached
Tor score or more years
Some doctors pretend not To like To
see their names in print. but Dr. r l.
Ramey is one who really hates il. He
VIII buy reporter a drink any day
10 keep his name out of the columns
OF The paper
W D Mayfield. a member OF the city .
school board, was once superintendent I
If public instruction IN his home state !
OF South Carolina. 50 school work IS