Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-04-07
FORTY LIARS.
Bill Nye Writes a Book Notice and
Handles Unprlncipled Hum0r-
lists Without Gloves.

lists Without Gloves.
We have received from the publish
ers. Messrs. Bedford. Clark & Co.,
copy of The Forty Liars and Othe
Lies" iy Bill Nye, for editorial notice
and comment
The book contains two numbered an
forty pages OF small plea fa!sehOod;
written by one of the most haby, froth,
and swash of western liars.
The illustrations are excellent, ant
the mechanical work is first class, bu
the lies are crude and extremely Jane
Crow.
In the author, of course we feel +;
kind OF personal interest, but as La
he is not above mediocrlty.
Our advice to him would be to qui
the field and hew ties for two or tire,
years until he has acquired the neces
sary experience before he tries again t.
compete with older and more expert
enced liars. Mr.. Nye should remember
that this country Is on the verge of /;
grand prevaricatlon boom, such as tn,
world never witnessed oetore.
There was never such competition
In any field as is now shown al over
the union among tireless and energetic
liars In congress, in journalism, sht
circus, the forum, gallant knights in
full armOr are battling for supremacy
Whenever we look east, west, north
or south, we find that there is mighty
struggle going on between the most
prominent men of our day, for the
glory that clusters about the brow OF
the boss liar Of Christendom.
In the midst of this a timber Jim
from Laramie City who thinks that he
Is Inspired a. a prevaricator, concocts a
book and turns it loose upon the peo-
pie. This young and inexperienced
snoonser, from a comparatively obscure
town, III one horse territory, with no
provocatlon whatever enters this Nigh
ty tournament whose senators, lawyers
physicians, journalists, and physicians,
with double his experience and four
fold the natural gall he possesses asks
for recognition by the world.
We regret to see such smart Aleck
IN the great field of literature. 1t
shows poor taste and we are not afraid
to say it. Ii the publishers think that
by sending US 81 copy of the book
we will respond with column of choice
gum drops to help toward the sale.
they labor under misapprehension.
When we prostitute the columns of
this paper to help a galvanized liar to
atfluence or to fill the Golfers of a Chi
cago publishing house with ill-gotten
gains, may our right hand cleaye to
the roof OF our mouth and our power
press forget its GINNING.
We feel as though the proper time
mad arrived for the press of the coun-
try to rise up in its might and sit down
on these wealthenvironed authors who
will soon own the country,
Many of our readers do not know the
fabulous wealth that such publications
bring in to the grasp of these cold
blooded monopoliSts.
Geo. w. Peck, who only a few wears
ago was unnoticed, unknown, union.
pred, and unsung, now owns his spec
lal shaving mug in one of the most
lrlstocratic barber shops in Milwaukee.
Bob Burdette, who not long ago had
on his house, that was so
leavy it made the ridge pole of the
house swaybacked, is now riding
around the country and lecturing to
crowded houses IN clean SHIRT and
pike-tail coat.
Eugene Field. who before he issued
rs primer, in book form, was poor and
bilious, now wears his good clothes
very day with pair of high priced
ide whiskers and a meerschaum pipe.
People forget that they are placing
in the hands of horde of
lerclless oppressors who will sap the
ational fabric from stem to stern, If
re may be allowed this expression.
hey do not remember that in the
ands OF such men as Burdette. Peck.
nd Field, we will be at the mercy of .
len whose greedy grasp upon the
hroat of tie republic, will be a thou
ana told more remorseleSs than that
t Gould. Vanderbilt, and Others. I'LL
lese authors are not throttled and
luzzled by the press, the day will come
hen we will look ak on Jaw Gould +:
philanthrorist and a reckless !
'endthrift.-Laramie Boomerang. S
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