San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-11-08
sTHURD ,NOvEMB

good, or Mt least till we came to
Ell Paso county. We were surprised.
We stood, admired and wished we
were farmer. Such q display would
do credit to Texas at any exposition
in any quarter. In the centre OF the
space, suspended from tho wall was
huge bell, five feet in diameter,
made of grain, grass, etc. Could this
bell be sounded, its chimes would be
Independence" Underneath this
there was garden, II plot OF green
grass upon which where growing,
fresh and green, as tho never trans
ported or transplanted, flowers, love
ly geraniums in bloom. foliage plants
of all colors. Verify, it is miniature
landscape garden. But then this is
no all, ON q carpented platform, and
in the fair ground stood the attrac-
tions of this exhibit, the grain king
and cotton queen, The name of each
implies what they are. Royalty in
this instance can not have justice, ut
least not from our poor pen. 1t took
ten ladies one week (hard work) to
get these two figures. The kings
hat is of grains Of corn, his hair is
corn silk. The old gontleman's face
is quito sun burned and splotched
and shows, as does his hand, that he
has suffered from exposure and hard
work. Notwithstanding this, tho
gentleman is quite inclined to be
dude, that is, if one is to Judge from
his dress, standing collar and white
satin neck-tie, white satin watchgard
(bleached corn ehuck) and little jewel
of pendents attach to same. His
pants too, ore of the latest cut and as
my girl friend, who accompanied me
not long since on an expedition that
will afford us amusement as long as
we think of it, remarked upon the
fashionably city beaux, whom We
chose to criticize, that their pants
needed hoop skirts or else needed
to be filed with ruflied skirts. But
then how could tho good old king
help feeling little like young king
and dress Gla mode, when ho look
ed at the fair queen who was to nc
company him.She, every inch queen
erect and proud she stands, arrayed
in the countrys staple, cotton. The
down cast glance of her ladyship
tells you, she is not oblivions to tho
remarks made, but is cognizant Of
admiration bestowed upon her. Tho
king is defiant, and says she is mine.
She still wears her orange blossom
wreath, all of cotton and ever 30
natural. Her dress is made in the
latest fashion, plated skirt. Plain
carded cotton! A party in st. Louis
has offered q handsome sum for this
cotton figure or its counterpart
should this become demolished.
They expect to put it under glass
case, and use it as an advertisement.
No doubt. it would prove o great at
traction.
Ell Paso county is an other we can
not do justice to. We thought and
wanted this county to get the first
prize. Unfortunately we were not
ono of the committee. The exhibit
is in charge of Mr.. A. 2. Coles, re-
Gently from Nashville, Tenn. Our
visit here was instructive and pleas
ant, thongh we had the modification
to show our ignorance toan extreme,
VIC came away wiser by it. MIR. Coles
is quite scientist, and has good
collection of mineral. We did not
know Texas was SO rich in the pre-.
clous ores till wo saw this collection.
Aside from tho ore, mineral, etc,
there was the Same display of cere-
ais, vegetables, etc, that the other
counties had, and compared favora-
bly, with them. The onions excelled
in size any VIC saw elsewhere. There
was a large pyramid Of grapes, in the
form OF an Obelisk, that had II or II
distinct varieties. This column of
grapes stood in the centre Of the
table that had the fruit and made
quite a pretty table ornament There
worc in this exhibit indian relics and
old time pictures Of Mexico aud vs.
leta, the indian farming, his huts,
etc. We wcro loath 10 move on
With an invitation 10 return and the
wish 10 do 30, VIC bid the courteous
Mr.. Cole gOyd-byc.-And my, If We
10 not bid the Press goodbye, We
snail perhaps make yOu glad twice.
once any way. for VIC are not certain,
that you EeIo glad At the beginning.
There vas 10 intention to slight
the ittle Jersey cows. We wanted