Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-03

cided to give a grand ball in their hon or Consequently the Cadets were invited in a body, and there was much polishing of brass buttons and sabres in anticipation of the coming event. Pink invitations were sent out to the St. Louis young ladies whose presence was desired. and apparently all was in readiness for the grand social event. But the Lady Managers had forgotten something. A member from New York suggested that there should be at least a score of "chaperones" for the |eyening. Now, here is where the trou- ble began. The list of the select 100 was gotten out, and from this list the chaperones- Messengers were hur- ried out with these chaperone invita- tions,, and the Lady Managers settled back in their chairs to wait for the usual acceptance, but. horrors, Re grets began pouring in. Mrs. Million aire and Mrs. Gotrocks and the other eighteen were going to a reception to Prince Pu Lun that evening, and were sorry they could not be present. And do you know, the Lady Managers were
 unable to find another set of twenty
 women in St. Louis. or among those attending the Fair from all over the world. who. in their opinion. were high enough up in the social scale to act as chaperones at that Cadet ball.
 No, sir; they cancelled all invitations that had been issued. and the ball was declared off. The Cadets-well. you EnnW ha oxrandad soldier always has at his disposal Now, it is none of my business, but thought this was carrying the "soci- ety act" just little too far, by cheat. ing five hundred couples out of a merry evening. because the ultra twenty chaperones could not lend their serv- ices. But bomb shell was thrown in their midst this week upon the ar rival of a little woman from Texas.
 Mrs. Holt, from Houston. She gave a
 reception as hostess of the Texas build. ing, and her list of invitations was an announcement in the newspapers here that the whole world was invited. She held that the Texas people had paid for the Texas building. and nobody was barred, and that the exercises held there was not for any particular class of people, but for all of the people of Texas and adjoining states. Mrs.
 Holt made a Init" at the Fair by her position on this question, and it was no single infield tap, it was a sousing
 'three-bagger'
 l was up in the agricultural building yesterday, and if you can imagine a floor space a quarter of a mile square. with window panes on all sides and in the ceiling, you have got a good idea lof the agricultural building You can walk up one aisle and down another unul-we have not found anyone yet who has made the complete circuit. Up there they have an aisle of pure food products. and if the visitor is at all timid. he will find himself yanked here and there, and his stomach load ed with everything in the shape of eat ables and drinkables. from grape juice to Boston baked bread. They throw it into you whether you will or no, and after you have gulped down any thing offered, they pat you on the back, and the crier announces:
 This way, ladies and gents, Mir So and So, from Spunkville, Iowa. has just sampled our unexcelled and unpar-
 alleled Koka Curum, made from the
 whole wheat, and guaranteed 10 be 99 9-10 pure"
 By this time quite a crowd has col
 lected about the crier Then he an- nounces:
 Just ask Mir So and So if it is not delicious
 And Mir. So and So looks kind of sheepish. and admits before the gap ing crowd that the particular brand is the best ever, and thus the pure food manufacturers are advertising their
 products in the agricultural building. l was in at "call down" however. last week, when the spieler was put out Of business. It was Iowa Day" and the agricultural building was crowded with Tod men and women from that state. One manufacturer had a pat
 ented potato peeler, and he was sing ing its praises in a fog horn voice.
 when an old lady happened along and
 took up her position on the outside of
 the crowd. Suddenly she inquired the
 name of the little potato peeler that
 was offered. and when it was called
 the Lightning Cutter" she turned
 around to the crowd and "bawled out
 that fellow in language that seemed to
 it the bill. Its no good. people, ?
 she concluded. Hiram got me one at
 Des Moines last summer. and it won't
 work more'n a week. Don't you be-
 l.eve what that feller's a-sayin' I've 1 tried 'em. and I ought to know"
 She completely took the sails mt of
 that "speiler." ans he waited until she
 was at safe distance before he open
 ed up again W. B. K.