The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-12-29
At Advertising Rates.


At Advertising Rates.
A timid, but really rather pretty
young man, came stepping softly into
the Hawk-eye sanctum yesterday after
noon, when nobody was in but the adj
vertising solicitor, who was writing
half column puff of Slab s. Headstone's
new marble shop. The young man
took of his hat and said: "Good morn
ing" and the advertising man snarled
"What is poetry worth?' asked the
timid but pretty young man.
"Four cents line, said the advertis-
ing man, promptly and rather tenderly
sand You can't do better anywhere in
America. The advantages we offer for
the publication of poetry arc unsurpass-
ed OH either side of the Mississippi
Our circulation, standing in five figures
the first year, has steadily increased
thre ee times an hour every since, and
poetry published in this paper is plac-
ed in the hands of 10000 families be-
fore night. How much haye you?"
"Perhaps, said the timid young
man, fairly reeling with delight, "lt's
a little too long"
"Makes no difference" said the ad.
man beaming upon him kindly; we'll
put it in if we have to issue supple
ment. And everything over 5000 lines
goes at thirty-five cents"
The timid young man looked disap-
pointed.
at isn't so much them" he said,
"when 1t is very longr"
"Never," replied the ad. man,
magnanimously. "Never; less room
more pay; that's the way you make
your living. Got your copy with your
eyes, sir" replied the young man
joyfully; "would you like to read it
sir, or shall 1 read it?"
"No, don't care to read it just now
Sit down and We'll count it,"
So they sat down and counted it.
"My heart, my heart in throbbine
numbers tells" read the ad. man
"Heart medicine, young MANI" he ask
ed in the patronizing way of mar
who knows everything.
"No, SIR" replied the young man il
amazed tones, while the ad. man count
ed away for dear life. "No, sir;
rhapsody, SIR"
''Oh, yes; yes, of course" said th'
ad. man, in rcassuring tones. "Hun
dred nine, hun ten, hun 'leven-course
hun fourteen hain't done much il
rhapsodies since Helmbold failed
hund twenty-three-good thing
though, we took gross of 'em las
spring on Pad & Lotions column
hund for'-two- and / were ore mysel
U two weeks and it made hund fift' '-fou
man of me. One hundred and sixty
eight li-es, sit, anu wo'n thlvw in
four line head won't count theodd ha
line $65.20; call it an even 800 cas-
down. Just step to the business offic
and I'll give you receipt"
We don't know what happened i'm
mediately after that. We only knoy
that when the footman opened th
door OF The carriage TO let us ont at th
marble steps of the Hawkeye office, til
ad. man was leaning on the heav,
bronze balustrades, gazing wonder
ingly at the figure of Young ma
d walking unsteadily down the stree
e holding flu ttering manuscript in on
hand, and in the other clasping h
y pallid brow.
It "You may take my double. colum
head for a football, sir" respectful
raising his hat and standing uncovere
}. as W ascended one broad stairwa,
"if that young fellow going dow
; the street there isn't three-squa,
lunatic from Crazyville. Wanted N
, to pay him S65 for long-rhyming pu
without line of business in it, sir :"