The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-21
How Square Meal, From Soup
to Ice Cream, May be
1 Acquired.
8T0MPkINs TELLS YOU HOW
Takes You Through the Palace
u 81 Agriculture and Satisfies
4, Your Appetite.
BY Robertus Love.
4 Especial Correspondent Of the Times
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4 sNopcC!als8 SoHTeSpOndent ts OF inc - lIHes-
NJ Dispatch.
ST LOUIS, Aug coy hats the use
L Of paying for your meals II this worlds
& Fair was the queer question flung
at me the other day by my friend ,Tomp-
kins. who Is doing the exposition with
Z me-. IT doesn't matter where Tompkins
is from. maybe Tompisvllle, Ii u; at
any rate, he Is good fellow. and re-
Y Rollrceful, Tompklns Is a fine man to have
Il along when one's funds run low Il gs
How can YOU help paying for your
I meals was the question With which
81 parried his. One has got to eat. and
this pedestrian exercise makes one hun
d grler than usual Il, hi NE
s2ss .,t.rne" said Tompkins. but neverthe-
4 less there's really no sense In paying for
f our dinner to-day. We can get 1t for
nothing. from soup 10 dessert and fare
"A Very well. ncluding come good red wine
e 70 was own the solids Z 4 81 y
hadn't seen any square meals gratis.
lying around pleading to beSeaten. and II
q told Iompltins 4 az much, sSs is5 ;.-t 3s5
( Il Keep Your eyes open, man. said The,
and you II see a. sqlar re meal In about
three minutes; that is. the beginning Sof
/ 'one, and the rest will follow.
a mother OF your RI ddles, 3 said q. Put
"A me on s.s ~ FRA Ss$
i s pleasure. ompkins oined.
5sst's"Th his is the Palace 6f Agriculture we're
coming to, Ism II I? y cs, here's the big
Il floral clock. y WASH y dayl lgh I'D
pluck buttonhole bouquet from Y that
Z u Soi clock 4 bunch. and then when we get
through our free dinner we could pretend
n that wei been to a bal que t. ~, ~
STARTS OF WITH SOUP.
was stlil 8unenlig ntened as to- Temp
III KIM method of d annexing the frec meal ]:
"a but have kno R'n Tom pk lns long q and
II his ways are mysterious, Just followed
g him into the big exhibit palace OF farm
products and wait ted to see " ha 4 he would
do next 8ss II 8s@
Soup ''S queried Tompk Ins.
III nat about il M
t.i'Do you want soup to start soff withg:
Z Susuall y 4 AXE tona ITO soup for Is begin
S ner.ss ssS ri y9 5
auiesced. still seeing neither soup
meat nor vegetables But Tompkin led
az mo up to d. pretty tie booth, behind the
counter OF which was a pretty little girl
( not so little. however. buts that Tompkins
81 doffed His: hat and bowed M
Soup for two, Z, said trompkins. where
4 upon the pretty mai den ladled out two;
small pia tess of rich orla to- soup: which:
she served to Sus wit a smile. . The coup
d was In equal parts. VI but the smile was
otherwls most OF It being given 70 Temp
N kins. IA s s
You must have been around here be-
N fore old man p, II remark ed. s5sfs
s$ Sure ~ replled he 81 GIFTED this place.
II the first day was here: 4 attractions here
fine soup don,t you know NJ
ss Very superior. 81. I replied. reading tho
Il name of the brand. and q few Ines Q &
4 advertisement ON on e Of the cans con-
N taIning the soup on 8displa ~. ~ ss98s
4 They tell me that in ST. Louis So
" ciety the 'break fast' at high noon, 4 IS the
y real thing no y. ~ lid Tompkins ~ here
fore &we@hnigh int take a little break fart food
someth hing aaky7 III right. a Step rig ht
/ this way. II sg3
Tonpkins led ME TO another booth
where a new kind u OF cereal food ST
Il served 10 us. with rich cream and sugar.
some more advertising ma tier wit 4 the
e Bat tie Creek imprin & was offered.
HOT BISCUITS AND BUTTER
Y ow for hot biscuit and butter. '' said
I'VE ~ walked past the Roos eyeti cabin
II from North Dakota and stopped inside
II aTrailing where conforta BILE chairs were
Visible 9 AT the invita- ton sof a pleasant
voiced young woman We sat down. The
girl brought US a liberal plate Of steam
i Ing hot biscuits. with fresh butter lust
from the Ice. s ;si .a lag s s
Biscuits made OF ma caroni wheat from
" North Dako ia, = volunteered VI Temp Ins,
II between riunches. They're advertising;
9s II; same wheat also makes fine ma caroniz
\ and spaghetti; they'll serve you some Of
either beth; 6 y; you y want III,
sou were finding us some meat. i OH
know I'm IA carniYorous an Ina 4, sTomp-g
kins, and II you don't produce some meat
shall refuse I o call this Al SO uares m cal Il
SaEE Remen,ber wha Ltnco ln--orS som body
said about Snot crossing IA stream until,
meat will i be on hand. But first let's
I have some pickles FOR an ppetizer.' z
55s4 Il followed Tompkln & have found ~ IT.
4 best not to cross him. when he Is In one5
Il OF these mysterious GODS OF his We "a =;