The Portland daily press., 1880-12-24
PRICE 8 CENTS.
Commercial Bulletin.
From the Daily Phool.
GALL OVER THE COUNTRY }

Interesting interview with Col Snaub, sole
proprietor and manager of "Snaub's Sheet
Iron Minstrels ard Sheep-Skin Thumpers."
A dead head advertisement having been tel
egraphed to the Phool by the Associated Press
that Col Snaub, the Imperial Side Snowman
would be in town this week, reporter of the
Phool was at once detailed to visit the distin-
guished foreigner and get his opinion on the
management of things in this country.
Ascertaining that the Colonel was stopping
at the Hotel Pomme.d -Terre, formerly the
Murphy House) the writer wended his way to
this palatial establishment which surpasses in
magnifcence Aladdn's palace, and knocks
the stuffing entirely out of Solomons Temple.
Having ascertained that the gentlemanly clerk
had drank his cocktail eaten his breakfast.
picked his teeth, read the morning papers,
been shaved and had his boots BACKED, we
ventured to trespass upon his time by asking il
we could see Col. Snaub.
With all the affability of the profession, the
polite clerk howled, "Front! take this mans
card to 4326'' Hardly an hour or two had
elapsed before the swiftfooted messenger re-
turned bearing the joyful tidings that Col.
Snaub would receive us. We trembled so
with emotion that we fairly shook the carpets
on the floor, but summoning up our courage
we boldly entered the elevator aud in few
moments were in the august presence OF the
great Col. Snaub. The Colonel is a splendid
specimen of manly beauty, and a type OF the
intelligent, cultured side-showman, whom
our true lovers of art delight to honor His
retreating, narrow forehead, square jaw and
potato nose in which violet and scarlet strug-
gle for the mastery, indicated at once the mas
siveness of his intellect and liberal encour-
agement Of the brewing and distilling inter-
ests .aa -- rfr rfr rn
The great Impressario (this is Italian) was
deeply engaged in business, his table was piled
with letters from prominent citizens-for free
passes-and invitations to visit colleges,
churches, bar rooms, lager bier shops, art mu-
seums, faro banks, picture and shooting gal
leries, peanut stands, post offices, policy shops
and other places OF interest in the metropolis
Heaped in profuson around the room, were
liver pads, car couplings, cold cream, cures for
consumption, patent motors, domestic cigars,
trunk line pills, sewing machines, pianos, chro-
mos, hats, caps, boots, umbrellas, shirts, black
ing, stove polish, baking powders and other
articles dp l2ce (French) which had been sent
in by our merchants for the Colonel's endorse
ment .s li. l.-..
His private secretary, who also takes tickets
at the door, sells photographs and song books
between the acts, sweeps out the half, plays
the triangle, carries down the wardrobe of the
Company and distributes Autographs of the
~ .e resort introdnced ms in tbe aaba
~au Which has endeared him To to the nress
savinoM ". f,'
SKernel here's another newspaper beat
Tho C,oloneI took his month and his mind
from the claw nine he was enioving and no.
iitalv asked nWhat the-do Won want?,'
1Gharmed with the Colonei,s easv and off.
hand stvIe wa responded:
1Colonel nerbans Won would like about a
colnmn Of nanseating dattery' free adyertising
in the PhooJ nnt in the form of an interview:
II Will save yon navin0 for anvthing in the
regniar adysrt;sing Columns. and II Won will
stand somath;na for me- to eat. drink and
smoke and free mass To the show IIi get IL in
for uor :, ~ r~>' - W. :
nyWsiI - cold tho Colonel tbouobtfu,Iv .I
hova J, thn,oht I Il was abont time charcad Won
feiIers somstbno for that sort of thing: still il
co., con1d aet in q colnmn or two Of reaI GOOD
,st I;n, Sa,a ra;Sbt fnd Won cold smace in
9ho t;tchan and con O.; ;vs Won on ordar Tor a
srse tcLat q Schooner of besr and a Sonnle of
five cent cigars ;;
DeI;gbta5 with this liheralitv so tvnical NJ the
rrofessinn wa hegan the ;ntsrv rview bv SAVING.
0Vom are an HTnar;can are Won not Coion-
o,o,' "'0 ''' ''o ~ .'-0' - -.
.I am COR. was h ,rn in Cork - 1 ii
ssuaw ia Ia aro Won CoIone, and how long
have Won baen in tbe hnsinessS;; ''O''a 9