New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
Cloudy in Other Parts of World,
Perhaps, but Not So at
County Fair"
PICTURES IN FRANkFURTERS
Correspondent Famous for HIS
Veracity Telegraphs Facts
About Great Show for
Town Clubs Benefit.
[Rv Telesraph TO The Tribune J

Ridgewcod. y. j.. May Sid you ever
have your picture taken in frank
furter? II IS possible that you haven't
because the only place so far discovered
where this can be accomplished is at the
county fair" Of the Town club. now in
progress here Harry s. Norris. who IS
the chief chef at the hot dog" stand, /:
the inventor Of the process by which your
picture can be taken in frankfurter
and he has turned the recipe over to the
Town club.
When the fair ends ne is going to take
his invention 10 Coney Island.
The hot dog booth was one Of the most
favored places AT the fair tonight. and
tho way the Rldgewood folk devoured
them as served by Mr. Norris, william
Crossley and Willard +. Pringley was a
caution. one would almost think the
COOKS had gone on strike here.
To-day was Chlldren's Day at the fair
and while the heavy rain kept the at
tendance down somewhat there were
enough Riddles around to make things
interesting one naturally would think
that the children preferred the Ferris
wheel and the merry-go-round. but for
some reason or other Ridgewood children
are a little different from other children.
For to-day they did not care very much
for either of these attractions. the Jap
anese balls and the moving picture shows
proving far more fascinating 10 them.
Clarence S. Stryker, who is chairman OF
the arrangement committee, and who has
.s.T D., tho fair Success.
added what promises to be star attrac-
ton 10 the festivities to-day. by announc-
Ing a beauty contest" among the wom-
en- who have helped the fair along.
Queen Wistaria a Mystery.
Thus far no one has been able to name
the Identity OF Queen Wistaria. the gifted
palmist who tells your past. present and
future as easily as a man would light a
cigar There are all sorts Of rumors as
to who she is. but the committee has kept
the secret carefully and won't divulge
her name until Saturday. queen Vista
ria. however. continues to do a big bust
ness. and II most OF the predictions she
has made come true there will be big
crop Of millionaires i'm Ridgewood.
Captain Jack Edwards IS up against It,.
The captain IS the major domo OF the
breaking up housekeeping booth. and
so great has been the rush that he has
run ont OF crockery This is the booth
where the one delight IS to smash a cup
or a plate with n baseball There is no
limit 10 the number that YOU can smash
so long as you have the dime TO pay FOR
the three balls and dimes have been
plentiful around here. especially among
the married men.
Tom Walsh started run on the gro
Gerry booth this evening and by the time
he got through handing out his money
he had accumulated a stock sufficient
for fair sized hotel. and every one
laughed at Toms recklessness but Tom
himself He chucklcd. for he is the
proud possessor OF the prize family Of
Ridgewood.
4 mysterious yelled woman had every
one guessing tonight. She was the chief
attraction at the cabaret show. and ar
rayed I'm "A Turkish costume she sang
My Harem" in a way that brought half
a dozen cncores. IL is rumored that she
is the daughter Of a prominent physician
mere but the stage manager isn't going
10 tell. at least he says he won't until
the fair Is over.