The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-30
OUR ct. LOUIS LETTER.
Tho Mail Carrier Enjoying Exceptional
POpuIarity-Battallo Drill on
Sunday Afternoons.

The Mail Carrier Enjoying Exceptional
Observation-Disclosures Drill on
Sunday Afternoons.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 90 The industrious
bostman in st. Louis has suddenly be-
come an object of great interest to
hundreds of people who generally pay
not the least attention to his move
ments. This is because the bali Of the
Yelled Prophet takes place next month,
and every body in society is wondering,
as usual, about the invitations. These
20, like kissing, by favor, and they
can't be bought. The ball is the so
ciety event of the year, and to be seen
there, to a great extent, establishes
ones position in the social world. APP
plications for invitations are made to
the box OF the Yelled Prophet
at the postofice. Presumably
the requests are forwarded to
the potentate by foreign mail, for no
one ever knows who passes on the suits
u, tho:e WHO write, and the postman
always brings the first information OF
success in the form of big envelope
containing the invitation. Many who
ask for invitations do not get them.
They may understand the reason pretty
well, but no word of explanation ever
comes to them from the prophets pres
ence. The aim of the prophet is tc
make his ball as'exclusive as possible,
and he is always more gracious 70
visitors from abroad than he is to city
people, rejecting the general spirit OF
hospitality which is in the air during
these times of festivitY.
One of the occupations by which
several clever st. Louis women make
themselves independent OF men is con-
spicuous just now, while the city IL
full of strangers. One Of these women
used to be a stenographer for o large
business house here, but she soon found
the field too circumscribed for her
talents. She went to the wife OF a
man who is connected with the man
agement of hotel, and explained hcl
wishes to her.
"Will you send for me whenever yor
hear of strangers in the city who
wish to be guided in their shopping
and shown around town at the SAINT
timer" she asked.
The other woman took an interest II
the girl, and helped her. Last yea
she made only little money, but thi
wear she has had letters from so man.
ladies who are coming to the city thi
fall that she has given up her position
in the office, and has made up her min
to shop for living hereafter. On
finds on inquiry at the hotels tina
there are other women who are doin
the same thing, and making gooC
living at it.
; Rather unexpectedly another attrac
: ton has been added to the program b.
the managers of the Fall Festivities
This is battalion drill of the militar
every Sunday afternoon in Forest parl
: The companies participating are tn
S crack ones of the volunteer soldiery
: the city. AS the Exposition is not ope
a on Sundays the entertainment is or
a which is appreciated The first dri
a which had been announced with a
) idea of bringing people out to see
took place last Sunday, and the fol
car lines which run out to the par
n were crowded all day. The parac
r ground is on the border of the large
/. lake in the park, and the sores
8 boats wore seized on early in the afte
IS noon by visitors who rowed out in Il
70 water and watched the evolutlons fro
10 there secure from the jostling Whit
A, those on the land had to endure