, 1888-12-13
How it Feels to be Laughed at
on the Stage.
"A Glove Studded With Tacks for
President Harrison.
Unexpscted Cause of His Success Secrets
OF the Dressing Room Exposed
to tho Audience


m Volcano of anxiety smouIdering In th,
bosoms of several people who have looked
iovonslv forward towards the glorious
ronndinO ont of the days AZ the termina
t,on of what Ia known in official life a,
"a Stiddy Job"
Eyervwhere the huabed voice. the firm
set Inns and the Blue Point reticepce o,
those wbo are interested vet conservatives
greet the hare mention OF ANYTHING con.
cernino stntecroft. So am more or less
nj a loss what TO talk about. AZ / am pas.
sionately fond of disoussinu statecraft.
II Ia "A studv. n passion. and [ was uoino
to say a religion, but that would be hyper.
bole, and would hate to get mixed up
Every body looks anxiously toward In.
dianapolis and several people 20 there
ever and anon, even succeeding in getting
into General Harrison's house on various
pretexts so that the papers will state that
they have been closeted with the presi.
dent-elect." In my minds eye see one
OF these parties in the act of being closeted
with the president-elect. He goes to the
rear door with large, battered milk can
and thus secures an entrance through the
kitchen. Finding the family at prayers,
he kneels In such position AS to catch the
eye OF ueherai iiarrisor w soon hs ne nus nus
S,oeg" us pe.i'on, n sp's 'ue
inha hahu ~ 'ne iVun" .h p,e,u;' ..;t,' ~ Io .
lVohs nun caIny IN .ue .syo mi.u .ne
sronG, pie;Gins ndze u, ;ao itJeoora ;sSnls
ninelioah I'.iHeh mhy e?nsiueis ~. ni,hse,,
tne equn, oi anyoouy e,se 70 as ,ne ~ov,o anu
n"s ieany nV o.Iei 1 ,3edus as ~ -. soppu. ue
neEo erasps .He napu OIL vi Henera. s iiarrls1n h
~ ne w9u,u , rihe .ne h n.va u ;ursev M RoJ,
olei' anu rls ~ urop WIZ. no tnrouRu
Nith , ~. ne says sonie,h,nE Wplch zen
elai naIrison .s nas ,iearu oeiJ,e anu .hen
Roes ous We lIons uoot iyo~eu oy
eeP,sea,eu eroan rom n,s v,c.in.
rhhsinhNiiAi A.'o"Aii. 'ho'h'
That Is the way he is closeted with the
president. ! am now engaged in perfect
grasp or husking glove. IT consists of II
heavy, hand'sewed KID or oog-skin glove.
studded with carpet facks on the inside OF
the palm and made with view to dis.
couraglnR, IN large degree, the cordial
humoug ana bowery museum style or
popularizine ON administration, The
president smiles, extends MS hand, and,
looking at the curiosity seeker with
merry twinkle in his eye, takes his palm
with gentle pressure which sends thrill
tnro"gh MS eh''re oeine'
SUGGESTION FOR THE PRESIDENT.
As it is now. the only man who lives
through bis administration is generally
accused of being so beefy that he can en-.
dure anything. We have among us
large and growing constituency of those
dent since WashingtUns time. Each year
more children are starting out to make
similar record. Children como into this
world on one day and shake hands with
the president on the following day, while
those who began away back in the early
years of our country's history do not seem
to die. This is growing TO be private
nuisance and public felony. And what
is worse on the hands of president than
q public felonp
There isn't anothinR.
To switch off for "A moment here. II NAV
be OF interest to those who read this to
know what simple incidents in the show
business frequently please the audience
and insure success.
In travelling about through the country,
as Mr.. Riley and have been doing from
time to time 10 response to loud clamor
on the part of the public. this has been re-
peatcdly illustrated.
now TO FACE AN AUDIENCE.
At one time Mr.. Riley took me IN iask
for not making nm better before oo;ng on
the stage. He said looked Nina of
blowsy and red in the face. ousht to
powder a little II would soften tIe i;res
on my face and make me looS frst rats
He had lust been using Va ,il nrenars.
tion which he said was exact,v The thin,
You put il on and after il dries 4 vhitens
so as to give the features a I.svchs
cast, or pa ter cast perhaps.
| said I would trv Il wanted to InoL
w.ll. Nobody really ve,rned to iook weiI
any more than did IF had better ia.
cilitip, I would trv and do that He told
me how TO apnlv tbe Oriental c,aan, 'Ju hu
means of a ] sponoe. | mt nv ou;te - Iot ~
IL, but Il did NOT shoy No I went over tba
entire face again. This made me look