Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-02
FAKIRS ON THE STREET.
SOME or THE SCHEMES TO CATCH
THE PEOPLES MONEY.

THE PEOPLES MONEY
wo.derfui Performances OF the Man Who
Sells Cold Pens-lA Razor That VIII
Cut Wood, Tin or HAir-A Telescope Man
Revenue Of = Hand Organ
Here's a geld pen. gentlemen. s.sade OF
three metals-copper. nickel and platinum
Only five cents II beats any other gold
u.sn ever made or ever will be made I'll
show you Here, one Of you gentlemen selscs
a p.ss,-any one on this big dIshfgi OF them
Now, see me write with IL
Scratch, scratch, on a sheet OF white paper
You see this pen makes broad strokes as
well as fine ones-it Is the boss pea laIk
about fountain pefIs-why. this one beats al
of them hollow It Is the finest pen ever
made, only five cents. You 90 into state
street store ami you'll have to pay from "a
dollar AMI q half TO three dollars for pen
that ism, hall a. good Us this one No, sir
You try IL. thatss ali | want And now
watch mel You ssss, stick this pen into the
wood with all my strength. And be did
stick il into his little table. 80 that the pen
and holder quivere,i and trefnbled Then he
pulled it out. And nDw III try II again
There is nothing, absolutely nothing. this
pen won't stand IL the way Of abuse You
see stamp on it with my No II she's, Just
as good Us ever Notice that hair strokei
Did you ever see anything t. beat it, You
never did You uever viii TITS Is the boss
pen, gentlemen, Only five centsl"
And then the fakir showed his silver pen
cils-only a nickel lie made further expert
ments with his god" pen, Which seemed to
really stand any anlu'in; Of abuse, But the
crowd around him wasn't aluch on the literary
line None of them bought pen 1t was
crowd made up Of wicked young !arhies, of
frowsy woll4en aad beerin,ed children, and
probably few of them knew how TO write at
all
WONDERFUL ELECTRIC EMERY.
This particular faAir stood at the intersec-
ton Of Fourth avenue and Van Buren, street,
aud there were six or seven competitors Of
his to the right and 10 the left OF him Some
of them were. however, doing rushing trade.
The weather was fine aud hundreds Of people
passed 30 and fro. There was tho razor man,
for instance lie had only one raz"r in his
stock 1t was an extraordinary razor Any
other razor would have given up the CHEST
and split II subjected tn half the bard usage
this one was The fal.ir had u little ctlse rest
ing on a sort of adjustable tripod, and in that
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