The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-07-12

Rssn ~ FAnsaslpAiA Prsa-
A man who can write funny things
"A vSite them we'll 800 days out ct
- vuor. hae q short road 70 certain
IA -..lsh small hoet of
A0ersr.n hnmoriste Of this genera
-. hevr rI.en 10 n rank and elO.
ons.cr never before enjoyed BY more
~ shrre ar fbur Of n class NJ the same
esWe Their sayipRn not only have
~ r,umnt publicity that thousand
SiGs-eot rublicatiens give TO them In
~. s,,n,strv I,ut there Il hardly q
scnrusl IN Ensland. Ireland or France
Ss.e.s6. Of the grest London daiiies
VSirS do.s NOT nv iudicious extract
sn6 eeneruu. credit. add to the repu.
f.aios Of the American humorist. At
- tvo Americsn papers have profit.
Shle European editions, which circu
Rose IN England the rough fun OF the
veus. and the keen satire Of the south.
The nro6tnble0ess or the business
nav IN come dexiee he appreciated by
- s1afe0,ent thai of Peck's "Rad
nv" vhosp huuor II coarse aud often
extremely vulgar, 2JO,OOO copies have
beea sold aimee its publication . few
upoatl,a sec. and the circulation of
Peck's .Ssn has reached nearly l0O.-
90 cnples. The author who was once
n uevploy. nov owns real estate, a
profitable newspaper. and Is building
the vest.
Nearly every daily paper new has
upOn IT. staff some one who has the
06lllty to write witty paragraphs, and
nue Q few of these have made them
selves and the papers with which
they ere connected famous. At the
hood Of the list, perhaps, is Artemus
Ward, VIM, though dead, is 20 fire.
Queutly quoted ne to be entitled to o
p1ace among the living. "Artemus
ward" Charles f. Brown was born
ct Waterford, Maine, In 1896. and
amer graduating from the public
soh0cls entered q practical college Of
buurualksm-s printing Office. AS q
printer he worked in various Offices
IN New England, and while at Boston
beRan writing humorous stories and
e0Aye. Hisquaint humor made little
tmpeenion, however, until in the
co1rse Of his wanderings he reached
Cleveland. Entering the ONCE of the
H0iadeufer, he asked for work, but
thew were no "jours" needed. He
then asked the proprietor where he
cuuld eet Q meal for . quarter, and be-
lne informed, further asked, "Can
yoN tell me where I can get the quar-
Spy ?"
In q few DAYS he secured position
- q lural reporter on the psper and
his witty items At once attracted at
tsntion. While on the Efoindeai,r
he began th. letters Of "Artemus
Ward, Snowman" who represented
himself O. an exhibitor Of wax figures
end wild beasts- These letters NJ.
curesi their author a national rep,,ts-
tSou. About lSa, ne. beysu In lecture
end such was his popuiarity that ne
waa In demand from Maine To Cali.
k,ruia. The. latter STATE he visited in
lsss.
In lSsl ne began hi, jIlustr rated lee
tur~ ON C.Slisornis and Utah. and in
iSS weut to England, where he was
revived With great favor. and con.
tribu,exl n s4ris. of articles To P,ucb
He had for many months been suffer
In frpm opusumptiop. and visited
ESe,snd In hopes that Il would bene-
n 6ls health. but his hopes were not
rrallrr,i. amt he died nt Southampton
Hsrv,h & ISse lust "a he was aIs,,t tn
smbark 10 return home 10 America
Duriur the war David r. Locke.
Nth his Petroleum Y. Nasty letters,
sharrsl NTH A rte,u,,s " ard the pubIic
Nyor Iocke wss born at V.stnI y.
n In lxss. aud learned the printing
trade I'm the ofs,r~ of the Cortland
nvv,o~o,f During his Lifetime. he
hss edited b<-id,.- the Toledo Ri,,sfe.
The Pivmouth Advertise. the Mans
0eld H,ruid, the Rucyrus .yowrpoi ard
the EiudIay y,Ssrsonian. and n was
vh,,e rsunectrt with the N,ter that
he hrx,.p I'm l~o the Nasty letter.,
Thv-r m once nttrartct attention and
vrrr widely grpi..t. Hut two ar three
had sn,,esr,d In tn. yr6; rson;un
when Mr. Murat usIst.sd made.
Locke a handsome Offer for their ori.
iuai publication i'm the Cincinnati
OnusmerrsuL. He Is said Ia have re
ceivpd & On a year, equivalent TO
tuic~ ss much now. At that time
Horace t;r.xley. the editor of the Trib-
Up,. only drew Sta a week Charles A.
DAM. the managing editor. $40,
and (;s<,n,r Ripl~y, SIS.
The events Of the war furnished
annie matter for his letters, hut his
pnosa effective use az them was made
during President Johnsnn's visit Ia
the vsst. Nasty representing himself
= one of the presidential rsrty
s,sv,nrins around the circle" Locke
n nov EDITOR su,llpuhlisher of the To-
Sp<lo Assiv Blade aud only during po.
Nticnl camnaieus of national interest
n1ahiishe, his humorous letters.
N, Robert ]. Ruriette. the Rurliuy-
tom. IA. H,rkrv, owes more of is
me than II dors To its Distinguishes!
editor. the Assistant P,s.tn,aster t;en-
eenl Rph Rupiettp. as he l. Familiarity
r~lI.i vr,s horn In peppsylyania bui
vh~u 6,,,r wears old. moved with his
pnrrnts tn Ohio. and for some wears
6vr.l In Cincinnati. About fifteen
rrsr s.c he went 10 Peoria. nm and
s~trrv.l journalism i'm that city. He
slan hrxsn the publication of a literary
nnner vhlle there. which pruyed =
kIInr~ amer abandoning which he |
veoe IA Rurliuvtou. lows.
Mr. IL aid Ia I've the most successful |
NJ uor n,nnv men. In nJ,iition Ia ,
handr,so. ,.l.ry from In, HarE,v,
md suo,l nav for all the matter he
Nsruishcs usaxaaines, he receives from
NIVN IN SEQ \ nlRbt for A. many leo, /
snrv~ - he Il willing to deliver His
~ ~ h,,nn a romantic one A.
sv~ner-.ix he WAS eny>ge,i to Mis-.
sNrrss ss.rrys Of Peoria IN . fr.iI
- .A>lIr~se vouny lady and ons
errnlnr he vss called Ia her bedside
n - - Ale. rher, ~.s ann. ran,Iv
- s.ss,r.s IN avon ho,.. ,h.s az.
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