Telegram-herald., 1886-05-30
TOLD OF THE ACTORS
Spicy DOings One Night al the
Turnover Club.
TIE PuaYula SPRINGS A R.H SNAP
1earieing Kate ForsYthe's keN PlaY
Working % a 5oom tor a
"Tln Solaier" Mailing
an idea Before IL
Gels G3aY

When Tie members of the Turnover Ciub
aet iu Che usual resort lasl night they
aund their valued brother the purseyor
bas.ly engaged in dganng on TAB of psper.
When questioned as 90 the cause OF this
mathematical industry ou bis part he vol
unteered ihe information tuat he was at
work 0u an invention TIA. would astonish
the world and send The inventors Of the tell
ephone and the clam cocktail with gray
hairs iu sorrow 10 the grave lie proposed
10 combine the Bruce ticker and the patent
beer pump la such manner that every
glass of beer drawn would bring With it ten
inches Of ticker tape bearing the Board Of
Trade quotations in the morning and the
returns from the base ball games an the af-
ternOou. For Instance, a customer could
come Ip. deposit his nickel on the bar. and
Ihe silver faucet would give down one cool
ing beer together with the visible supply OF
wheat The only Ingredient that he lacked
l0 see his invention bowling success was
a way 20 prevent the INK on the ticker from
mixing with the beer. When he discovered
this he proposed IA rent first door front IN
the underground conduit. and start beer and
quotations 90 all parts of the city.
"lalkiug about the Bruce ticker. said the
porter. reminds rue Of the present owner,
Robert Bruce a Scoichman Of remarkably
fine stage presence with the suavity Of a
Chesterfield and the dignity of a W G.
Lyon. Sometime ago Mr.. Bruce was bright
aud shining light on the Chicago Board -of
Trade. but at the invitation OF the President
be took up his residence in Washington and
buckets. ] believe Well his bucket shop
was patronized by all the crowned and bald
heads of the capital, and Mr.. Bruce. in the
language of his old Chicago associates flew
high. tie was one 0f the sights of Wash
ingtOn. one day he met the inventor OF
the ticker ami was offered the invention
for $4,000. At the time his pocket
held just thirty American dollars and
with the enterprise OF a true Chicagoan
/ be accepted the oder. Then he wanted 10
know ii the inventor preferred cash. and
was somewhat relieved 10 be informed that
notes would do. When be cOnsumated the
purchase he hied himself back 10 Chicago,
and now presides over all the instruments
that stutteT out the quotations IN the prom
inent local bar-rOOms. Mr.. Bruce puts the
Z ticker 10 various uses. Last Sunday he
started for the Washington Park Club with
a few chosen friends, and they wanted 10
have other friends join them, 50 the tape on
every ticker in town recorded the following.
/ Have gone % Washington Park. Come out
Boo The friends arrived at the club house
just as the bottom OF the first bottle was
reached
Colonel John Russell. who was for a long
time the aiufant of General John Ste;sOn,
is in our midst said the agent He comes
% herald the arrival of Miss Kate Forsyth
who opens in her new play OF Marcelle' al
H0oley tonight, and he fills the aching
void leiI by the departure of Hurricane
George Floyd The new play was called
Stella at first, bat il was found that thi.
title had been copyrighted. SO Mr.. Russell
who is a li' guist. changed 10 20 the French
- Marceiie Russell, YOU know. is the man
who made such boom for 4 Tin Soldier
in New York City, and ] am told that hi'
work was something wonderful IN that line
You know the excise law i'm New York i.
very strict. and at certain hours the bar.
are covered by huge muslin shades upon
which is the sign, Bar closed John pro
cured hundreds of neatly printed sign:
bearing the legend. Bar closed by order o
A Tin Soldier and these were hung up al
over town. He did the same with the bar
Der shops. which have certain hours fo
closing there. Then he procured space on
buildings opposite every theatre in the city
and hung up huge Tin Soldier advertise
ments. AT night these were Illuminated by
the electric lights of the theatres across the
way. andal the theatre-goers were forced Z
see them
The crowning stroke, however" con
tnued the agent. "was his work at the first
league base ball game at the polo grounds
About 1900 people were present an hOu
before the game was called, listening ts th'
music and wishing the players would hurry
0u the field. Then - 600 eyes were rivete,
Up0n three men clad in overalls and carry
ing ladders and past buckets. They wen
on the held, walked % the lower fence, an,
began 90 paste up bills. great biz A
went up first. and the crowd wondered wha
was coming. Ibcn The whole. 4 Tit
Soldier. went up in sections. and there wa
shout at The ingenuity of the advertiser
The consequence of all these dodges' wa
that the r0g is turning away people from
the uniucsie-t theatre in New York Now
Nho wh not say chat the longest -heade'
advertiser knocks the most parsimOnious
EGsseI Saws that Miss F0rsytnes play wi
be- tried "a week here and a week in Boston
Then it proves 90 be any good II sill b
pgt 1u the road next year. The c0mpani
secured is splendid one
ID hpari good one the other aav p
Charlie H0yt. the author Of the Pa
Baby. pu, in the manager He alway
. carries with him q board. hammer. nail.
ani q lor of fo0Isc1ppapef These DE ha
In BIS room at she hotel and when bee is n
bei at night be thinks of q great man
points i0r Bats play. When one oi these idea
strikes aim he Jumps from bed. seizes
+ pencil a01 writes DO ont. Then he lakes On
boari lnd nails the idea o. the floor j
ORDER Chat s. mav not escape. In The morf
inr be- dresses % up. Nay. there isa r19r
in the ralner house ther bee invar'ab.
- n..nnIaf enl r.a earnest f- flii at these ra