The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-06-17


pictures Of true philAnthropists ! pre-
sent YOU that Of Mr.. Griswold, Editor
and Proprietor Of the brilliant AMI
entertaining Journal CS'ei""aii Sat'n-
day Night.
This gentleman made his first ap-
reaxnce On earth near Utica. in
Oneida county. NJ. Y, TN the 26th
day NJ January. 1884. No pent up
Utica could bolsl him however. and
d soon rs possible he Went through
Hamilton College. Even that couldn't
hold him.
Speaking Of his Collegiate course.
"Erratic Enrique" in his book entitled
'.Do"'s Give 1t Away" intends tn saw
this He was q member Of the clas.
Df sc, in Hamilton College. but
owing to su unfortunate difference Of
opinion between himself and the
Faculty concerning the proper mole Of
conducting that pDpelar institution Of
Ter ming, he did not remain to complete
his Colleg:ai, course. He never has
held the Faculty n being to blame in
the matter at al. The question go,
in such . shape that either he or they
had To leave. and not desiring to see
60 respec ,ble q body Of gentlemen,
some Of them with families. too.
thrown upon the charities Of cold
and unsy mpathinng world-it was in
the dead Of winter. il we recollect-
whv. he jrst left, himself. Mr..
Gr,sw"ld has frequently told us that
he look upon that spectacle Of self
sacrificing devotion to principle rs one
Of the pr ,udess and most praiseworthy
actions OF q life studded somewhat
th;ckly with little episodes VI that
nature. E.- -'-
Mr.. Griswold's full name ("fnll" is
not used in its fullest sense here.) is
AlphonsO Miner Grisweld, and al
though he dislike.l the idea Of parting
his name in the middle, he dues il as
. matter VI self prote csion, on the
principle that Of two evils we should
cha,se the least. and he has alw avs
written il A. Miner tn keep people
icom calling him a Major. Mr..
Griswolh has always been violeltly
opposed IN the pomp and circumstance
of var, and would not hesitate to
fight anyone who should decorate him
with 4 military title.
About the year 1857, Hank FaxOn,
who was a brilliant newspaper writer,
60, ,cially ia = sensational way, and
Who was the architect Of the famous
Silver Lake snake story and other
abb, -bnlied hoaxes of that day. and
who was alsO the real author 1T the
much talked Of poem. Beautiful
Snow" started q newspaper in Buffalo.
New York. called the Duly Times.
On this sheet Mr.. Griswold began
journalistic life as city editor. The
times were . little too hard for the
Times. and in lew months its foun-
dati"ns we're used u brace up the
Repsblic. On this last ramed paper
Girls" as he Is familiarity called,
hogan to write humorous articles
signed The Fat Contributor" These
articles were written for the purpose
Of ingratiating himself with the
typographical fraternity, as at that
time he had In view some stipend
Gus newspaper schemes for the future.
and the articles were chiefly celebrat-
ed iof the "quat-lines' which they
contained. and were therefore remark
ably ''fat" for the printers. In the
fall Of 1858 1.-THE Fat Contributor"
took an oleaginohs position that was
offered him on the Detrnit advertiser,
bot left il inside Ut q year 70 take y
better place on the Cleveland (Ohio)
Leader. Here he found . lie long
friend in Charlie BrOwne. known to
fame Is "Artemus Ward" who was
then on the staff of the Plain Dealer.
In 1850 browne was called to New
York On Eanity Fais, and Gris. was
placed in BroWne's vacated seat on
the p, D. an assistant editor. Poor
Bob Winan, Who died Q few years ago
ut the Insane Asylum in st. joseph.
(Mo.) WAS at that time the foreman of
the Plain Dealers composing room,
and he has often told me that during
this time Grla wrote some exceeding
~ brilliant things. in skeleton shape,
in his notebook, which he vas in the
habit Of bringing up every night a
short time before the paper should 60
to press, with the modest request that
Bob should make something out Of
them. The place Of Winans death has
been stated above. Comment would
be superluous. '--f
For Eve years the subject Of this
sketch lived IN Cleveland and made
the press of that city hum-every
time be got . chance ct The c1nk-|
and then With . veil earned fame be
was called to Cincinnati 70 take q
position On the -Essni,eg Tines, paper
which at that time was peculiarly
suitable q . Geld for bis style Of writ
ing-rolicking fun, mastodOnic exag.
geration and fruitful and pleasing
fancy. Once he started out as the
advance agent Of q circus. but Gun
cluded that he could give . better
show than that himself and throw in
q menagerie, 90 he wrote q comic
lecture, entitled ''Injun Meal" in
which no allusiou Whatever was made |
In even ont meal. cad ho made 4 big |
hit. ''lnjan meal" Vas served up in
all The leading cities Of the States, and
eventually found it's way into some |
parts Of New Jersey and Posey county |
Indiana. During this march Of
triumph the writer hereof heard Girls.
lecture In . Missouri city, and during |
its progress laughed earnestly and
honestly, and aftervards compliment
ed To lecturer. Marx the sequel.
The bexs night this writer lece0red
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