The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-20
THE GRASPING COUGH.
How a Lecturer" Crippled Kin
dergarten.
Excessive Compensation for Benef
ciary Disceurses at San Jose
and Stockton.

A person known as John B.
Cough is now lecturing on this
coast. AS he was pers> n of some
reputation as kind Of reform ora
tor, it was only natural that the
managers OF such worthy charitable
beneficiary institutions as kinder
gartens should seek his services,
thinking that his name and rank
would draw largely, and enable
them to clear, for their ecanty ex-
cheQuers, little money over and
above the general expenses and the
compensation exacted by the reform
lecturer. For of course they could
not expect him to spout for nothing /;
a point on which Mr.. Cough was
in decided accord with the gen
erous-hearted, but simple. minded
people who approached him. He
was "willin'" to 60 over into Mace
donia and help-bleed them. Said
Silas Wegg to Bofin, s"I never did
'aggle, and [ never does 'aggle; l
says, Done-.or double the money I"
To condense the story of Mr..
Coughs business connection with
the charities and moral institu tons
of this coast, it may be stated that
he received $500 for one "spout" at
San jose. and that the kindergarten
people lost money on their goods;
and that the Y. M. g. A. at Stock
ton suffered financially after paying
him a similar amount. It is only
fair to the friends OF kin derg Irtens
and charitable institutions gener-
ally, that the selfish, the grasping
character of this Massachusetts, re-.
former should be understood in tits
city, where he is now imposing
rostrum stuff and rot upon the peo-
pie. We will bet a quarter eagle to
button that he returns to his be-
loved Massachusetts, and there ma
lignS our people on the Chinese
matter. Here is the way the presS
of San Jose and Stockton scalped
him with sharp knives skillfully
foulished:
JOHNS TELEGRAM.
In his lecture las. evening, the
venerable John B. Cough stated
that he made a practice of sending
a telegram every day to his wife, in.
forming her of the condition of his
etc. 1t is pleasant to picture
the aged matron, away back east,
as she kisses the tiny paper, which
she will receive this morning from
the grest orator who never follows
q text, and seldom fails to corral
every cent in the house. We don't
know what he intends to send to-
day, but we suggest the following
as quite appropriate under existing
circumstances: "Made a winning OF
$500 and crippled a kindergarten.
Yours for humanity, John."-SGn
Jose Daily City Item, June 11th.
Go.oFF, YOU'RE TOO FUNNY.
1t is probable that the next Tina
John B. strikes this town with a
view of doing a little work with his
;nin for the poor, the people will |
understand that he means that poor
Cough family OF "Massschoo." and
he aged performer will get left ON |
he percentage The children Of the
undergraduate as many Of them
Is are fortunate enough to Survive |
he beneht-should greet him thus: I
10 off, go off, old man, you're too
unny; you just knocked us dea on
he laughing business when you
we're here before. We can never
augh again.-S0n Jose Daily City
ITEM, June 18th.
WHO GOBBLE 1T ALL.
The large audience IN attendance
It the Californis Theatre, tuesday
to listen to John B Cough,
nisled our reporter inte the state.
nent that the Free kindergarten,
or the benefit Of which the lecture
vas given, would "rece,vs hand
jome returns from the enterprise of
lie ladies OF the w. c. L. u. in
the services ESQ attractive
/ lecturer" etc. Well, hardly, as
he ladies contracted 20 pay $500
'or the lecture, which, 10 draw it
mild, is 2 most eXorbitant price f'r
;he services rendered. This sum,
which Gouge eXacted and received,
together with the other expenses of
he theatre, printing, etc, couls
hardly have LETT much margin.
At a hundred dollars for Mr.
Coughs lecture, which would have !
Oeen ample remuneration, tn Kin.
lergarten would have derive1 a
1ire benefit. RefJrmers 90 who
yobbls it al, are not the kind to be
IF much service to kindergartens, or
any gOtner worthy charity San !
Jose Daily Mercury, June y.
A DISMAL FAILURE.
"Phe Lights and Shadows Of L0 !
Ion Life" leclure by J MI 3
Cough, attracted less than 400 peo-
Dle to Masonic Music Hal; last
night, and was a dismal failure.
for the Young Mems
Christian Association, which had
advanced $500 TO procure the lee
turer, besides paying hall rent and
advertising. Cough was accounted