Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13

and hard listed meannesS toWafu uiS Sin
sloyees acquired comfortable fortune
| thought it about time that he began TO en-
terrain somewhat. This idea dld mol
spring at all from desire to give pleasure
| to his acquaintance, but from the Wish 10
marry off his daughters into good society
and SO get rid of the burden OF supporting
them. Being of thrifty and frugal
nature, he did not propose to waste any
money on these entertainments, but deter
mined to make every dollar tell. There
fore, on the morning OF the day before tine
one on which his first dancing party was 10
come off, he stopped the editor OF paper
which gave considerable space to fashion
able affairs, whom he met in the street ana
knew slightly. After greeting him cor
daily and asking after his health ana his
prosperity, he said:
"By the by, we're going to have dance
up at our house tomorrow night. A lot Of
fashionable people invited, ETC. These
| frivolities of social life cost money, my dear
| sir, but we have to have them, | suppose.
or we would not be in the swim, ehY"
| II suppose So" replied the editor with
quiet smile Good day" and he passed on
Jones did not look as If that was the
reply he expected. Next morning he called
on the editor. Look here" he said. II just
dropped in to say that ! hope you did not
misunderstood me yesterday when ! spoke
| to you on the street about the ball up III
our house tonight. 1t occurred to me
| afterward that you might think ] wanted
| you to mention it in your paper
! "Oh, not at ALL" said the editor dryly
"Well. | was afraid you might, so
| thought I'd just run up here and ask you
not to make spread over it.
The editor promised he would not.
VERY BAD TASTE,
Because | think it very bad taste in
deed for people to try and force themselves
into society through the newspapers,
added Jones'
The editor agreed with him cordially
| although, of COURSE" continued Jones,
''since you have been so agreeable about it
| I don't object to you having the news, 1t
will be what you call a scoop on the other
papers. None of them shall hear of it. But
no cuts, you know, or anything like that for
| don't suppose after all, that it does any
harm to be mentioned alongside the Van
derbilts the l4orillards, etc. Lets people
know in modest way that you are in it,
eh?"
sit does" assented the editor
1.-THE social world is much like the bust
ness world in some respects" said Jones,
"A man to succeed in either must keep his
name before It, suppose"
| Certainly" answered the editor,
Now, something like this, dare say
would do no HARM" and he handed the
editor type written sheet which read IA
follows: Mr. James De Courcey Jones.
that popular leader among the 400 gave a
recherche entertainment at his palatial
residence just off Fifth avenue last night.
The magnifcence of the decorations, the
costliness of the collation. and the select
ness of the company have not, in our iudg
ment, been surpassed by anything this sea
SON."
The editor smiled more broadly than be
fore and handed to Mr.. Jones little card
bearing the papers advertising rates
Mr.. Jones glanced at the card changed
color, pretended not to know what was
meant, and bowed himself out Then he
went straight to his advertising agent
NOTICED AT LAST.
Look here" he said gruff1y, you've
spent "A good deal of my money OH The
Howler; see If you can't get something
out of them for me now. If they won't do
me this little favor, just let them under
| SO1nO OudL all III ne fouRle
will be doubled and the one in The Howler
cancelled altogether. Pm going to have \
ball at my house tonight and guess it IS
just as we'll worth the papers time to no
tice it as it is to write up the balls of PEG
pie who never advertise cents worth, "
and he slammed the door as he stalked out.
The crafty advertising agent, anxious to
please so good a customer, went off to the
paper and, carefully avoiding the editor
| got in his fine work at the business end
The result was that next day there Ap
peared in the paper the following: u. D
Jones gave dance last night at his house
in Fifty-fourth street."
As Jones was coming down town that
morning in the street car he was accosted
by an old business friend, who exclaimed
Hello, Jones, you're getting to be social
light, Ell? | see an account of your ball
last night in The Howler this morning"
What's that, what's thatp" exclaimed
Jones 1.-THE Howler meddling in nv af
fairsl Confound it's impertinence. WHY
can't mans private life be left inyiolatf
in this city, How did they get on to thu
fact, | wonder2 Their indefatigable in
dustry is only equaled by their cold gall
III go down there today and give that ed
itor piece Of my mind II there is any
thing detest, it's having ones name noised
about in the papers. It's SO commoup-
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