The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-31
GETTING RID OF BORES.
THE ARTS OF BUSY MEN WHO HAVE
TO HUSBAND EVERY MINUTE.
The Plans Of Bishop Potter, Presidents
Cleveland and Depew, Erastus
wiman and Others,
From the New York sun.

NO man ID Stlt lTOIl DpIto. iit lndu
who does not know when to close an in
terview comes to the rich as well as the
poor. The woman who has not anything
to say, but who takes hall an hour to say
il, aflicts the busiest merchant and the
loftiest official, and neither power, place
nor afiuence affords protection against her.
1t follows that all men TO whom time is
money make a study OF the science Of clos
ing IN interview as soon Ms IL Is apparent
that nothing will be gained by continuing
it.
Bishop Potter is artistic in his way Of
doing this. lie meets all strangers in the
hallway Of his house. While standing
there and listening TO the first words they
speak he makes up his mind how to treat
them. II il is evident that they have
something to say which he wishes to hear
he walks into his parlor, asking them TO
follow. But ii il is a crank, n nuisance
asking for a puff for the latest soap, or Il
self-important person wishing TO turn u
brief GRAND into an affair OF consequence,
the Bishop gets him out of the house 80
quickly and 30 deity that he scarcely
realizes what has been done until
he is on the stoop and the door has closed
behind him. The Bishop simply replies:
"Oh, I'm sorry you took the trouble to
come about that. That is something |
really cannot consider" And as he Is
saving this he moves quickly to the door,
throws il open, aud bows the caller ont
The way he does il is all in the kDack OF
Il, ms the phrase goes, but 1t works like oil
on a stil axle.
Two very famous men throw the greater
part OF the burden OF relieving themselves
irom bores upon their private secretaries.
These are tho two Presidents, Grover
Cleveland and Chnuncey NJ. Dcpcw. A
stranger who sees either OF them must first
get bis promotion papers from Col. Lamont
or Lieut.. nuval. In both the White
House and the Grand Central Station
nineteen men In twenty who fancy that
the business in hand Is such that nothing
can prevent them from seeing the great
man himself find out alierward that the
private secretaries have managed 10 with
out that contamination. These young
men have what il called n tremendous
swing. They open private letters. keep
the personal diaries OF their superiors, and
seem 10 know more about the great men
than the great mcn know about them
selves.
"Duvall" slys the great and only Prcsi.
dent Of the New York Central, "haye |
any engagement M March ~
mot in the evening, sir" says the
handsome lieutenant. "Iou have u board
meeting in the morning, and you have
promised TO stop at Blanks ON tho way
homo before dinner"
Just make a noe OF the 81. Agnes Sow.
Inc ItFala fNuuAs. " hr hmm N.NNtsr
81 am TO address The Young ladies' ON the
influence OF the chain-stitch ON human
endeavor."
81 must see the President" siys an i'm
poriant politician to Col Lamont. 81
want TO know IL he will not come 10 So
and SOS reception on February Is"
Its no use seeing him, y says the Col.
onel. there's the bin Tor the relief OF
Thomas Spriggins, which they arc going
TO pass on that day, aud II will require an
Immediate veto, and there's this. that and
the other thing coming up next day. It's
no use, ] assure you"
But men aud women do get In 10 SCI
these busy persons. nevertheless. la the
case Of President Cleveland IL remains iot
Col. Lamont, even then. to gctrid Of them
With the least possible loss Of time. The !
Aploncl stands beside the big carved oak
desk on the Presidents right hand aud
the bore sits In the chair on the Prcsi.
dents left hand. The instant the bust.
ness Of the moment has been clearly stated
and the President has replied the Colonel
remarks; There ore fundry persons wait.
ing TO see you thismoning, Mr.. President,
and, by the way, before | show In Mt.
Waterbury, Who has been here n long
time, and has 90 catch n train, will YOU
rnn gsuN ava ap.N fhtan E.ll.sK a.. ..l..a,
Mr.. Dash"
Mr.. Dash IL the man who had jus.
squared himself for n Jolly chat with the
President There N nothing Tor him 10 d.
but TO follow the Colonel. aud he does ~,
managing TO remark ~ he passes out
You'll attend 10 that, then, will you, Me
PRESIDENT
IL Is different In Mr.. Dcpcw's case. II,
has not got ~ many clerks ~ tlhc Exccu
tive Of thc United States. When Col. la
mont Is In the Presidents office there still
remain outside half u dozen men in chang,
Of three rooms through which all person.
must pass beiOrV they can get 90 the prcsi
dents presence. In Mr. nrpcw'H case,
when Lieut.. Duyal deserts his desk TO wal
upon his superior thcru i no short stop III
thr field except n colorcd man. who cOult
b. easily oycraWcd by a skilliul aud pro
fcssional crank or bore. ~ Mr.. Dcpew II
apt 10 be- left alone 90 get rid of his own In
cumbrancrs. 70 DO this he makes use o
Ia extraordinary number OF doors tia
olcn gu, Of bis office IN al directions. "
other room Ia New York has W man,
doors M his office. As snnn ~ a visiiO
shows M inclination to grow fast 10 hi
chair, PRECEDENT Dvpcw bUunccs up an,
sayg well, I'm glad YOU have called
III think over what YOU have said. I hny.
amecttng ~ attend now, ~ please cxcus,
me- lie disappears through one Of th
doors n The bore makes bis way out q
the door.
II Is said in business circles that NJ
Efastus Milman will see whoever call
upon him, and hat he positively enjoy
bOfcs and cmnks. lie would mthcr see
man with q device Tor rcamnging life II
New York by establishing %cainpulta 70
throwing men up aud down town, or
plan Tor sliding folks through the air OF
wircs, than spend his morning in an
other way. Those who have been int
maicly associated with him say that thl
amount u work he performs h maryclou
IN Itself, but that the greatest marvel !
how he manages to 10 Il and yet sco al
the cranh Of the two hemisphcncs. lloy
he gets rid Of crank no one has had th
patience 10 study out IL takes too lon
Tor any other mans patience.
Presumably the busiest man outside Ne,
York IL John Wanamakcr, Of philadel
phia. lie has another remarkable scsr
trry, who N his second self and runs nj
personal aiain Ms II he wen the left ham
Of his employer. lie catches nineteen
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