Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-09-05


The Adirondack during August are
full Of visitore, among whom Is the cele-
brated showmas. lis hundreds OF beau
tiiul lakes, its beautiful sweetsmellIng
pines, its cool, pure, invigorating air,
swept by brisk breezes across lis high
mountain tops, It's abundance of trout,
deer, foxes, partridge, and other game,
have served year by year to attract the
constantly Increasing multltudes of fami-
lies from all parts of the United States,
so that every large hOtel and small inn
throughout this vast wilderness is over
flowing with delighted pleasure-eeeker s,
and rooms can only he telegraphlng in
advance. Jay Gould, the Rockiel-
lows, and other millionaires are among
the patrons of the old pioneer Paul
Smith. Ex-President Cleveland called
here on his way to the fishing grounds at
the upper Saranao Lake, and the world.
renowned show man 7. T. RArnum and
family spend u few weeks here every
summer. He says he 10 now special y
fortifying himself with pure air, rest and
strength for his visit 10 London in Octo-
Der with bis "Greatest Show on Earth, /"
an individual enterprise In the way OF
public exhibitions never psrsllelej, and
which whether financially successful or
l
Paul Smith and BaInum are bosom
friends. They spend many pleasant
hours together. But the ever vlyacious
Snowman must have bis practical Jokes
aud even his friend Paul was made one
OF his victims last week.
These two celebrities met on the grand
piazza after breakfast and passirR the
usual morning greetings Paul Smith
said, "Well, friend Barnum how do you
nnd things here this ycarf"
81 an delighted as usual" replied
the cheerful Snowman, "and l pariicu.
larry admire you enterprise in erecting
81 many new cottages, AID in inlroduc-
ing running water, and steam heating
into your big hotel"
"Glad to hear you like It," said Paul.
Praises from man Of your years and
experience give me new heart and
o Irago. But ! will thank you still
more heartily If you will frankly tell
me whenever you discover anything
about my hotll that Is not clean up
to the highest mark. / ON as proud
of providing the very best of every
thing as you are in your big show"
"That's right" responded Barnum;
"a true friend will always tell us our
faults. And this reminds me that there
is one thing that noticed on your table
which / thought ought to mention to
you. You know that most of our food
and drinks are adulterated. Yours |
have generally found fresh and pure, hut
the ground black pepper on your table is
largely mixed with peas"
"You don't say SOP exclaimed the old
pioneer. "Why, buy oil my groceries
from the Wholesale dealers
In New York, and they stand high for
goods of pure quality"
"Can't help it," said Barnum; "you
investigate 1t, aud l'll give you hum
dred dollars If you don't find all your So
called pepper is at least one half peas"
81 will write my grocers to-day and
give them fits. Half peas,' indeed That
reminds me that thirty-thtee years ago /
ran boat from New York to St. Johns,
Canada. often brought cargoes of peas
from st. Johns and delivered them to the
large coilee dealers IN New York. But
these grocers shall not swindle me-"
Paul Smiths con Immediately wrote Q
letter from his fathers dictation, blowing
his grocers sky-high for selling him adul-
terra cd PIPER. lie tod them that P. I,
Barnum declared it was at least half peas,
and threatened them with instant with.
drawal of his patronage II they did not
Immediately send him box of pure
ground pepper without pea In IT.
Three days afterwards Paul received az
answer from his grocers, In which they
humbly asked his pardon. They confessed
that there were peas In their pepper, ever
to the extent charged by Mr.. Barnum
but they cautioned him to look out TO
that merry old wag of q Snowman, AM
to carefully spell Pepper" assuring
him that the purest Specimen in marke
consisted OF half P.'s.
Paul Smith was aetounded, but h
took the joke in good part In reply t.
the laughter and jeers of his guests, HI
said:
~ am sorry friend Barnum ia tenn
peranee man, otherwise | would be glad
to stand basket or two OF champagne