The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-04
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own sake but for the sake of the
feeding millions of the east who want
ehetR eyefd' gHeT f4e ;Tefeifi Al
Several years since the prediction
was made that New York was destin-
IedeVentually to become the ! literary
emporium of America, instead Of
Boston, as Edinburg instead OF Lon
don is that Of Great Britaq. And al
ready the partial fuliillment of this
prediction is claimed, a;large amount
of the Literary capital of Boston hayu
ing been shifted to Newl.York . and
more being expected speedily to fol-
low its COURSE according to the gossip
of literary circles. The absorption of
Oar Yo,tsg Eolks by a NEW York
magazine, and the recent transfer of
the Atlantic, give. evidence to these
beliefs and predictions. The truth
Of the matter u.s., New York has all
ways shown greater liberality to lit
erary talent than Boston, and hence
it naturally seeks a market there.
New York magazines employ the
pens of almost all the leading authors
of the present era., Her dailies,
weeklies, and monthlies have
the largest circulation r of ANY
in America, and probably in. the
world. Writers with established
regulations send their contributions
thither, knowing that they will there
bring the highest price, and they
who have regulations to establish fol-
low their example to the gratifying
belief that too rigid criticism will
not annihilate their crude efforts, butt
view them with cheering encourage
ment Literary capital, too, will
eventually gaviate towards that cen
ire, where its advantages are greatest
Cor Investment and increase, and
hence ali meditations point toward
the future New York as the leading
cosmopolitan emporium of literature
of the enlightened world. --., a.t-
.... A NEW yILLAINY. 5-r..,r II
is there any limit to human credu-
Iity? The mock auctions in this city
have been SO effectually exposed that
the rOgues were compelled to resort
to new lodges The dodge was
forthcoming as soon as it was needed.
Here is the way they work it: j. 30 4
g, Scene-A small room in Nassau or
Ann street hAuctiOneer with case
of jewelry-crOwd of persons, consist.
ing of honest innocents and confeder-
ates. Enter, old man, in dirty suit
Of clothes, with a woeful face, that /
looks as though no food had entered /
il for week. .aa .a"". o.. -d. 80 5"+
"What you want ~ queries the
auctioneer of ola poverty ''t'"1'
Slowly the wretched old man pulls
from his pocket watch and says he
wants it sold. s.. ...e .'. =t !
, How did you get this watch ?" de-
mands the auctioneer -.ts- e." '.' %
IL am from Wisconsin," answers I
the old man humbly. IL am here in
New York prosecuting suit for the
recovery of some property, and am
Jut of funds and want to raise enough
10 get home. i have seen better
lays. f-.'..." zn.l.t-'-ts. r-
Auctioneer--Are YOU aware of the
'act that this a first-class, doubie-cas-
ID, English lever, chronometer-bal-
lncc, jeweled in top and bottom, gold
watch, worth at least $3.50? h-a.ulI
Old man.-I paid Sl75- for it in
four years ago, when Il
could afford such watch. : u-T |
Auctioneer--Don't let me sell
your watch old man. Don't do it.
Take it some pawn-bEoker, and pawn
/; any. of them will advance You
s200 upon it, aud you can send for it.
when you get home IL will be sac
'ificed here-it will indeed. It... .-.
Old man-It don't matter. All | |
want is to get home-and--die. 1t
doesn't matter to me whether | get
what it is worth or not. .-.i. ...5.
Very good, will sell it, but it is
4 shame. How much do hear for
this watch ~. t.t...,,: ..n ..,,ii..a 900
A capper starts it ats %, and up it
goes to, $50, $40, $50 or $50, when it
Is struck of The money is paid to
he auctioneer, who gives it,, less his
commission, 10 per cent, to the old /
man, who thanks him tearfully, and
goes slowly and sadly out. Then the
luctioneer closes the sale for the
lay, that he may get rid of the poo
pie, 50 as to open in an hour with q
new lot of victims in whose presence
The aged Wisconsin man and the
luctineer go through the old farce
again. 1t is needless to. say that the
purchaser of the gold English lever
eweled watch finds himself. stuck
With an oriode bogus ticker that |
would be dear at three dollars a
Jushel. In one den in Ann street |.
he thing is plaid twenty times
day. .s a....o 5....,..... ..--.s
There are other things in the way !
'f cute .villainy which L will show up
n my next .e.. 81. .,tr.; .rD o..
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